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 98.11

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एषो गजसत्वसारो बोधाय चरन्तो वादिप्रवरो ।
उत्तीर्णो लवणसलिलं ममेदं न विदितं प्रमत्ताये ॥ ११ ॥

eṣo gajasatvasāro bodhāya caranto vādipravaro |
uttīrṇo lavaṇasalilaṃ mamedaṃ na viditaṃ pramattāye || 11 ||

“This Most Eloquent One,” said she, “this most select of elephants, while he fared on in quest of enlightenment, was crossing the briny ocean. But I in my heedlessness was not aware of it. (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 (98.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Gaja, Satvan, Sara, Saras, Bodha, Caranta, Vadi, Vadin, Prava, Uttirna, Lavana, Salila, Asmad, Mama, Idam, Vidita, Pramatta, Aye, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 98.11). 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: “eṣo gajasatvasāro bodhāya caranto vādipravaro ”
eṣo* -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gaja -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
satva -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sāro* -
sāras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bodhāya -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
caranto* -
caranta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vādi -
vādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādi (noun, neuter)

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

vādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vādin (noun, neuter)

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

vādī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vādī (noun, feminine)

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

vādī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prava -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ro -
ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “uttīrṇo lavaṇasalilaṃ mamedaṃ na viditaṃ pramattāye ”
uttīrṇo* -
uttīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
lavaṇa -
lavaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lavaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
salilam -
salila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

salila (noun, neuter)

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

salilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mame -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

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

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viditam -
vidita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidita (noun, neuter)

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

viditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
pramattā -
pramatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pramatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pramattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aye -
aye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 98.11

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019