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 90.44

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न कश्चित् पृष्ठतो बुद्धं लोकधातूय पश्यति ।
सर्वदिशा हि बुद्धस्य समन्ता पश्यति मुखं ॥ ४४ ॥

na kaścit pṛṣṭhato buddhaṃ lokadhātūya paśyati |
sarvadiśā hi buddhasya samantā paśyati mukhaṃ || 44 ||

No one in the world beheld the Buddha from behind, but all the quarters saw him face to face. (44)
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 (90.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Cit, Prishthatah, Buddha, Lokadhatu, Pashyat, Sarva, Disha, Dishas, Samanta, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.44). 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: “na kaścit pṛṣṭhato buddhaṃ lokadhātūya paśyati ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pṛṣṭhato* -
pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
buddham -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

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

buddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
lokadhātū -
lokadhātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

lokadhātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

lokadhātu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uya -
√vā -> uya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vā]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “sarvadiśā hi buddhasya samantā paśyati mukhaṃ ”
sarva -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
diśā* -
diśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

diśas (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

diśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
buddhasya -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
samantā -
samantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.44

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019