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 109.6

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सो नागो यस्यार्थं महर्षिभवनं आसीद् दुःप्रवेशो ।
सो दान्तो निर्विषश् च कृतो यं बुद्धानुभावेन ॥ ६ ॥

so nāgo yasyārthaṃ maharṣibhavanaṃ āsīd duḥpraveśo |
so dānto nirviṣaś ca kṛto yaṃ buddhānubhāvena || 6 ||

That Naga, because of whom the great seer’s dwelling could not be entered, had been tamed and rendered harmless by the power of the Buddha. (6)
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 (109.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Naga, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Artha, Bhavana, Danta, Nirvisha, Krit, Krita, Buddhanubhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 109.6). 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 nāgo yasyārthaṃ maharṣibhavanaṃ āsīd duḥpraveśo ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāgo* -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yasyā -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
maharṣi -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhavanam -
bhavana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhavana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āsīd -
Cannot analyse duḥpraveśo
Line 2: “so dānto nirviṣaś ca kṛto yaṃ buddhānubhāvena ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dānto* -
dānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirviṣaś -
nirviṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛto* -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
buddhānubhāvena -
buddhānubhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

buddhānubhāva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 109.6

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019