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 87.58

सो तत्र अभिरुहित्व निषीदि पर्यंकं आभुंजित्वा ।
स्पर्शेसि पंचाभिज्ञा मिलायमाने महापदुमे ॥ ५८ ॥

so tatra abhiruhitva niṣīdi paryaṃkaṃ ābhuṃjitvā |
sparśesi paṃcābhijñā milāyamāne mahāpadume || 58 ||

“He climbed on to this and sat down there cross-legged. And while the large lotus was fading away he attained the five super-knowledges. (58)

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

Tatra, Abhiru, Hitvan, Paryanka, Abhuj, Tva, Yushmad, Sparsha, Sparshi, Pancabhijna, Ayama, Ana, Ani, Mah, Maha, Paduma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.58). 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: “so tatra abhiruhitva niṣīdi paryaṃkaṃ ābhuṃjitvā
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhiru -
  • abhiru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhiru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhiru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hitva -
  • hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    hitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse niṣīdi*pa
  • paryaṅkam -
  • paryaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhuñji -
  • abhuj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhuj (verb class 7)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sparśesi paṃcābhijñā milāyamāne mahāpadume
  • sparśe -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sparśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sparśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sparśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pañcābhijñā* -
  • pañcābhijña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pañcābhijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • milā -
  • mil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āyamā -
  • āyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ane -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • padume -
  • paduma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    padumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.58

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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