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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 64.226
समन्त त्रिंश स्फुट योजनानि यक्षसहस्रेहि महभैरवेहि ।
चतुर्दिशं चोपरि च नभातो ते यक्षसंघा परमसुघोररूपा ॥ २२६ ॥
samanta triṃśa sphuṭa yojanāni yakṣasahasrehi mahabhairavehi |
caturdiśaṃ copari ca nabhāto te yakṣasaṃghā paramasughorarūpā || 226 ||
Thirty yojanas all around swarmed with thousands of terrible Yakshas. Above in the sky, too, in all directions were Yakshas of most frightful aspect. (226)
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 (64.226). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samanta, Trimsha, Sphuta, Yojana, Yaksha, Sahasra, Maha, Bhairava, Caturdisham, Nabh, Nabha, Tad, Yushmad, Parama, Sughora, Rupa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.226). 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: “samanta triṃśa sphuṭa yojanāni yakṣasahasrehi mahabhairavehi ”
- samanta -
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samanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- triṃśa -
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triṃśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]triṃśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphuṭa -
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sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sphuṭ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yojanāni -
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yojana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yakṣa -
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yakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sahasre -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- maha -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhairave -
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bhairava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]bhairava (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhairavā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “caturdiśaṃ copari ca nabhāto te yakṣasaṃghā paramasughorarūpā ”
- caturdiśam -
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caturdiśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- copa -
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√cup (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nabhā -
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nabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nabh (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]nabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nabh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ato -
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- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- yakṣa -
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yakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṅghā -
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- parama -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sughora -
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sughora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sughora (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpā -
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rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.226
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit