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 96.5

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उत्पाता च नाम भीष्मा अशीतिं समपद्यथ ।
धर्मचक्रस्य तेजेन अशीतिं पुनर् भूमिजा ॥ ५ ॥

utpātā ca nāma bhīṣmā aśītiṃ samapadyatha |
dharmacakrasya tejena aśītiṃ punar bhūmijā || 5 ||

Then, indeed, by the might of the wheel of dharma eighty terrible portents arose and also eighty earth-born demons,... (5)
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 (96.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naman, Bhishma, Ashiti, Dharmacakra, Teja, Punar, Bhumija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 96.5). 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: “utpātā ca nāma bhīṣmā aśītiṃ samapadyatha ”
utpātā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhīṣmā* -
bhīṣma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
aśītim -
aśīti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
samapa -
samapa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dyatha -
√dā (verb class 4)

[present active second plural]
Line 2: “dharmacakrasya tejena aśītiṃ punar bhūmijā ”
dharmacakrasya -
dharmacakra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dharmacakra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tejena -
teja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aśītim -
aśīti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūmijā -
bhūmijā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 96.5

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019