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 103.7

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चिरस्य वत द्रक्ष्याम तारकैर् इव लक्षणैः ।
विचित्रगात्रं + + + बुद्धस्य वरबुद्धिनो ॥ ७ ॥

cirasya vata drakṣyāma tārakair iva lakṣaṇaiḥ |
vicitragātraṃ + + + buddhasya varabuddhino || 7 ||

Verily, after a long time we now shall see the body of the nobly wise Buddha bright with the starlike marks. (7)
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 (103.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cira, Vata, Dra, Kshi, Taraka, Iva, Lakshana, Vicitra, Gatra, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.7). 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: “cirasya vata drakṣyāma tārakair iva lakṣaṇaiḥ ”
cirasya -
cira (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vata -
vata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van -> vata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]

√van -> vata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
dra -
dra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣyām -
kṣi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tārakair -
tāraka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tāraka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
lakṣaṇaiḥ -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “vicitragātraṃ + + + buddhasya varabuddhino ”
vicitra -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gātram -
gātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gātra (noun, neuter)

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

gātrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse ***b
Cannot analyse *buddhasya*va
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
buddhi -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.7

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019