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 109.11

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वंदित्व वन्दनीयं बहुशो च प्रदक्षिणीकरित्वान ।
गुरुगारवेण महता नमस्य नागो अपक्रान्तो ॥ ११ ॥

vaṃditva vandanīyaṃ bahuśo ca pradakṣiṇīkaritvāna |
gurugāraveṇa mahatā namasya nāgo apakrānto || 11 ||

And then repeatedly saluting from the right and doing obeisance with great reverence, the Naga departed. (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 (109.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vandin, Vandi, Tva, Vandaniya, Guru, Gara, Vena, Mahata, Nama, Namasya, Apa, Krantu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 109.11). 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: “vaṃditva vandanīyaṃ bahuśo ca pradakṣiṇīkaritvāna ”
vandi -
vandin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vandin (noun, neuter)

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

vandī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vandī (noun, feminine)

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

vandī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tva -
tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vandanīyam -
vandanīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vandanīya (noun, neuter)

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

vandanīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vand -> vandanīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]

√vand -> vandanīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]
bahuśo -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse pradakṣiṇīkaritvāna
Line 2: “gurugāraveṇa mahatā namasya nāgo apakrānto ”
guru -
guru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

guru (noun, neuter)

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

gurū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

gurū (noun, feminine)

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

gurū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gāra -
gāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
veṇa -
veṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vaṇ (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
mahatā* -
mahatā (noun, feminine)

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

mahata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
namasya -
namasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

namasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nama (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
nāgo -
apa -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
krānto -
krāntu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 109.11

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019