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 75.60

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धमनिसन्ततगात्रा वातातपदग्धत्वचमान्सानां ।
पूतिकखण्डवसनानां तृष्णार्त्ता मलिनकेशानां ॥ ६० ॥

dhamanisantatagātrā vātātapadagdhatvacamānsānāṃ |
pūtikakhaṇḍavasanānāṃ tṛṣṇārttā malinakeśānāṃ || 60 ||

Their bodies were emaciated, their skin and flesh shrivelled by the wind and heat. Their clothes were rotting rags; they were tortured by thirst and their hair was unkempt. (60)
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 (75.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhamanisantata, Gatra, Vata, Apada, Gdha, Tvac, Tvaca, Putika, Khandava, Sana, Trishna, Malina, Kesha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.60). 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: “dhamanisantatagātrā vātātapadagdhatvacamānsānāṃ ”
dhamanisantata -
dhamanisantata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhamanisantata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gātrā* -
gātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gātrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vātāt -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb]
apada -
apada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gdha -
gdha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvacam -
tvaca (noun, neuter)

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

tvacā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tvac (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ān -
a (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sānām -
sa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “pūtikakhaṇḍavasanānāṃ tṛṣṇārttā malinakeśānāṃ ”
pūtika -
pūtika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūtika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khaṇḍava -
khaṇḍava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khaṇḍava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sanānām -
sana (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sana (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sanā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arttā -
malina -
malina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

malina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
keśānām -
keśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

keśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

keśā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.60

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019