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 65.86

पर्वतशृंगानपर उग्गिरमाना अभिद्रवन्ति मुनिं ।
अंगारवर्षम् अपरे वर्षन्ति नभे पिशाचगणाः ॥ ८६ ॥

parvataśṛṃgānapara uggiramānā abhidravanti muniṃ |
aṃgāravarṣam apare varṣanti nabhe piśācagaṇāḥ || 86 ||

Some carried mountain-tops as they attacked the Sage. Other hordes of Pishacas rained down from the sky showers of hot embers. (86)

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 (65.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parvata, Shringa, Apara, Uksh, Gir, Gira, Ana, Abhi, Dravanti, Dravat, Muni, Angaravarsha, Varshat, Varshanti, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Pishaca, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.86). 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: “parvataśṛṃgānapara uggiramānā abhidravanti muniṃ
  • parvata -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • śṛṅgān -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • apara* -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • giram -
  • gira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānā* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dravanti -
  • dravantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dru (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • munim -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “aṃgāravarṣam apare varṣanti nabhe piśācagaṇāḥ
  • aṅgāravarṣam -
  • aṅgāravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • varṣanti -
  • varṣantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṣantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    varṣantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> varṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • nabhe -
  • nabh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nabhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nabh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • piśāca -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇāḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.86

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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