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 2.47

द्वितीयो पि च आख्यातो रौरवो रोमहर्षणः ।
निरन्तकूलनरको गम्भीरो न समुत्तरो ॥ ४७ ॥

dvitīyo pi ca ākhyāto rauravo romaharṣaṇaḥ |
nirantakūlanarako gambhīro na samuttaro || 47 ||

Another hell (naraka) also has been called Raurava, horrible, shoreless, abysmal, and impassable. (47)

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 (2.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akhyatri, Akhyata, Raurava, Romaharshana, Nih, Anta, Kulat, Araka, Gambhira, Samud, Taru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 2.47). 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: “dvitīyo pi ca ākhyāto rauravo romaharṣaṇaḥ
  • dvitīyo -
  • Cannot analyse pi*ca
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyāto* -
  • ākhyātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rauravo* -
  • raurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • romaharṣaṇaḥ -
  • romaharṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirantakūlanarako gambhīro na samuttaro
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anta -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kūlan -
  • kūl -> kūlat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kūl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kūl class 1 verb]
  • arako* -
  • araka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gambhīro* -
  • gambhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taro -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 2.47

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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