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 23.53

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पात्रे च प्रविशमाने अत्राणभयार्दिता व्यसनप्राप्ता ।
सर्वे एकवाचम् अवचि नमो दशबलस्य बुद्धस्य ॥ ५३ ॥

pātre ca praviśamāne atrāṇabhayārditā vyasanaprāptā |
sarve ekavācam avaci namo daśabalasya buddhasya || 53 ||

“When the vessels came my way all the merchants, distraught with terror at the peril they were in, with one voice called out, ‘Homage to the Buddha, to the Dashabala.’ (53)
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 (23.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patri, Patra, Atranabhaya, Ardita, Vyasana, Prapta, Saru, Sarva, Vac, Vaca, Nama, Namas, Dashabala, Buddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 23.53). 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: “pātre ca praviśamāne atrāṇabhayārditā vyasanaprāptā ”
pātre -
pātṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pātra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pātra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravi -
pravi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śamāne -
atrāṇabhayā -
atrāṇabhaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrāṇabhaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arditā* -
ardita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arditā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
prāptā -
prāptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarve ekavācam avaci namo daśabalasya buddhasya ”
sarve -
saru (noun, masculine)

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

saru (noun, neuter)

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

saru (noun, feminine)

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

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]
eka -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vācam -
vācā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse avaci*na
namo* -
namas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

namas (noun, neuter)

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

nama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daśabalasya -
daśabala (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
buddhasya -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 23.53

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019