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 18.75

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वदना सुविमलदशना निश्चरति गिरा यदा गुणधराणां ।
माद्यन्ति शकुनसंघा गगनतलगता वनगताश् च ॥ ७५ ॥

vadanā suvimaladaśanā niścarati girā yadā guṇadharāṇāṃ |
mādyanti śakunasaṃghā gaganatalagatā vanagatāś ca || 75 ||

When the speaking voice goes forth from between the spotless teeth of the Virtuous One, the flocks of birds in sky and wood rejoice. (75)
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 (18.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suvimala, Dashana, Nih, Gira, Yada, Yad, Gunadhara, Madyat, Madyanti, Shakuna, Sangha, Gaganatala, Gata, Vanaga, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.75). 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: “vadanā suvimaladaśanā niścarati girā yadā guṇadharāṇāṃ ”
vadanā -
suvimala -
suvimala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suvimala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daśanā* -
daśana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

daśanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
niś -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
carati -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
girā* -
gira (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

girā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
guṇadharāṇām -
guṇadhara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

guṇadhara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

guṇadharā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “mādyanti śakunasaṃghā gaganatalagatā vanagatāś ca ”
mādyanti -
√mad -> mādyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> mādyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
śakuna -
śakuna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakuna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅghā* -
saṅgha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
gaganatala -
gaganatala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatā* -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tāś -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.75

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019