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 65.81

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अथ स सगवयाश्वरथो खो बहुहयवारणयुक्तां सेनां ।
अभिनिर्मिणीयभियासि येन बोधिसत्वासनं श्रेष्ठं ॥ ८१ ॥

atha sa sagavayāśvaratho kho bahuhayavāraṇayuktāṃ senāṃ |
abhinirmiṇīyabhiyāsi yena bodhisatvāsanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ || 81 ||

Then Mara, in his chariot drawn through the air by oxen and horses, conjured up his host, including horses and elephants, and advanced to the Bodhisattva’s noble seat. (81)
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 (65.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Vaya, Kha, Bahu, Haya, Varana, Yukta, Sena, Yena, Yah, Yat, Bodhin, Satvan, Asana, Shreshtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.81). 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: “atha sa sagavayāśvaratho kho bahuhayavāraṇayuktāṃ senāṃ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saga -
√sag (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vayā -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vay (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aśvaratho -
kho* -
kha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
haya -
haya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√hay (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuktām -
yuktā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
senām -
senā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “abhinirmiṇīyabhiyāsi yena bodhisatvāsanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ ”
Cannot analyse abhinirmiṇīyabhiyāsi*ye
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
satvā -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asanam -
asana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√san (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.81

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019