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 2.9

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महद्भयंकरा सर्वे अर्चिशतसमाकुला ।
एकैको योजनशतं आदाये संप्रभासति ॥ ९ ॥

mahadbhayaṃkarā sarve arciśatasamākulā |
ekaiko yojanaśataṃ ādāye saṃprabhāsati || 9 ||

All the fearful hells are filled with hundreds of flames, each of which spreads its glow abroad a hundred yojanas. (9)
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 (2.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahat, Sarva, Arc, Arcin, Akula, Ekaika, Yojanashata, Adaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 2.9). 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: “mahadbhayaṃkarā sarve arciśatasamākulā ”
mahad -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhayaṅkarā -
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
arci -
arci (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

arcin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

arcin (noun, neuter)

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

arc (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śatasam -
śatasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākulā -
ākulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ekaiko yojanaśataṃ ādāye saṃprabhāsati ”
ekaiko* -
ekaika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yojanaśatam -
yojanaśata (noun, neuter)

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

[locative single]

ādāya (noun, neuter)

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

ādāyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sampra -
sampra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhāsati -
√bhās (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 2.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019