Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 64.221

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शिलां ग्रहेत्वा महघोररूपां सन्नद्धवर्मी अतिघोरप्रेक्षी ।
विद्यून् क्षिपेसि असनिं प्रवर्षे उपसंक्रमन्तो वरपादपेन्द्रं ॥ २२१ ॥

śilāṃ grahetvā mahaghorarūpāṃ sannaddhavarmī atighoraprekṣī |
vidyūn kṣipesi asaniṃ pravarṣe upasaṃkramanto varapādapendraṃ || 221 ||

With a huge and dreadful rock in his hands, armoured and mailed, most frightful of aspect, Mara hurled his lightning and threw a thunderbolt as he advanced to the noble lord of trees. (221)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (64.221). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shila, Graha, Grahi, Itvan, Maha, Ghorarupa, Sannaddha, Varmi, Varmin, Atigha, Prekshin, Vidyu, Kship, Kshipa, Asani, Pravarsha, Upasankrama, Tas, Vara, Padapa, Indra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.221). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “śilāṃ grahetvā mahaghorarūpāṃ sannaddhavarmī atighoraprekṣī ”
śilām -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
grahe -
graha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

graha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

grahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

grahi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
itvā -
√i -> itvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

itvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
maha -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ghorarūpām -
ghorarūpā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sannaddha -
sannaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sannaddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varmī -
varmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

varmin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atigho -
atigha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ura -
uras (noun, masculine)

[compound]

uras (noun, neuter)

[compound]
prekṣī -
prekṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vidyūn kṣipesi asaniṃ pravarṣe upasaṃkramanto varapādapendraṃ ”
vidyūn -
vidyu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kṣipe -
kṣip (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

kṣipa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣipa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kṣipā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√kṣip (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
asanim -
asani (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

asani (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pravarṣe -
pravarṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
upasaṅkraman -
upasaṅkrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upasaṅkrama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
to* -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pādape -
pādapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

pādapā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indram -
indra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

indrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.221

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019