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 78.11

तस्मिं प्रवणे भिरामे परिहरति जनेत्रीं नेत्रप्रहीणां ।
जीर्णां दुर्बलगात्रां गजोत्तमो सर्वभावेन ॥ ११ ॥

tasmiṃ pravaṇe bhirāme pariharati janetrīṃ netraprahīṇāṃ |
jīrṇāṃ durbalagātrāṃ gajottamo sarvabhāvena || 11 ||

And in that delightful wood was an elephant, the best of his breed, devotedly tending his mother who was blind and was aged and weak. (11)

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

Pravane, Pravana, Bha, Rama, Rami, Pari, Harat, Netra, Prahi, Prahina, Jirna, Durbala, Gatra, Gaja, Sarvabhava, Ina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.11). 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: “tasmiṃ pravaṇe bhirāme pariharati janetrīṃ netraprahīṇāṃ
  • Cannot analyse tasmim*pr
  • pravaṇe -
  • pravaṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rāme -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • harati -
  • hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • janet -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • netra -
  • netra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahīṇām -
  • prahi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prahīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jīrṇāṃ durbalagātrāṃ gajottamo sarvabhāvena
  • jīrṇām -
  • jīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jṝ -> jīrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
  • durbala -
  • durbala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durbala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gātrām -
  • gātrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gajo -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uttamo -
  • sarvabhāve -
  • sarvabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.11

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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