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 76.173

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पुरा तुवं भीम स्वके अगारे अन्तःपुरे देवविमानकल्पे ।
रक्षन्ति ते वर्मधरा मनुष्या सुसञ्चिताः खड्गडृढा प्रहारिणो ॥ १७३ ॥

purā tuvaṃ bhīma svake agāre antaḥpure devavimānakalpe |
rakṣanti te varmadharā manuṣyā susañcitāḥ khaḍgaḍṛḍhā prahāriṇo || 173 ||

“Formerly, O Formidable One, when at home in thy apartment that was like a mansion of the devas, men in armour kept watch over thee, champions rank on rank, doughty fighters with the sword. (173)
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 (76.173). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Bhima, Svaka, Agara, Antahpura, Devavimana, Kalpa, Rakshat, Rakshanti, Tad, Yushmad, Varman, Dhara, Manushi, Manushya, Susancita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.173). 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: “purā tuvaṃ bhīma svake agāre antaḥpure devavimānakalpe ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhīma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svake -
svaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svaka (noun, neuter)

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

svakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
agāre -
agāra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
antaḥpure -
antaḥpura (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
devavimāna -
devavimāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

devavimāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpe -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

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

kalpā (noun, feminine)

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

√kḷp (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Line 2: “rakṣanti te varmadharā manuṣyā susañcitāḥ khaḍgaḍṛḍhā prahāriṇo ”
rakṣanti -
√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ -> rakṣantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
te -
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]
varma -
varman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dharā* -
dhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
manuṣyā -
manuṣī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

manuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
susañcitāḥ -
susañcita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

susañcitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse khaḍgaḍṛḍhā*pr
Cannot analyse prahāriṇo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.173

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019