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 2.19

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ते खु तत्र प्रधावन्ति योजनानि अनेकशो ।
दह्यमाना कुक्कुलेन वेदेन्ता बहुदुःखकं ॥ १९ ॥

te khu tatra pradhāvanti yojanāni anekaśo |
dahyamānā kukkulena vedentā bahuduḥkhakaṃ || 19 ||

There, in Kukkula, they run about in flames for many a yojana, and suffer great misery. (19)
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 (2.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Tatra, Pradhavat, Yojana, Ana, Ani, Kashu, Dah, Kukkula, Veda, Vedi, Bahu, Duhkha, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 2.19). 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: “te khu tatra pradhāvanti yojanāni anekaśo ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Cannot analyse khu*ta
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pradhāvanti -
pradhāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yojanāni -
yojana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ane -
ana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kaśo -
kaśu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “dahyamānā kukkulena vedentā bahuduḥkhakaṃ ”
dahya -
√dah -> dahya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dah]

dah (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dah (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
amānā -
kukkulena -
kukkula (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kukkula (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vede -
veda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

vedā (noun, feminine)

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

vedi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vedi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
īntā -
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 2.19

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019