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 34.50

< Previous

Next >

तेषाम् अनन्तरं द्विजिह्वगणा आरक्षहेतु दिशतासु स्थिता ।
वातं पि येष चलितं श्रुणिय क्रोधा समुत्पतन्ति अग्निसमा ॥ ५० ॥

teṣām anantaraṃ dvijihvagaṇā ārakṣahetu diśatāsu sthitā |
vātaṃ pi yeṣa calitaṃ śruṇiya krodhā samutpatanti agnisamā || 50 ||

Next to these the horde of fork-tongued Nagas, whose anger is stirred to flame by the slightest breeze they hear stirring, stood on guard in the regions of the sky. (50)
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 (34.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Anantaram, Anantara, Dvijihva, Gana, Araksha, Asu, Sthita, Vata, Calita, Krodha, Krodhan, Samud, Patanti, Patat, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.50). 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: “teṣām anantaraṃ dvijihvagaṇā ārakṣahetu diśatāsu sthitā ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
anantaram -
anantaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anantara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anantara (noun, neuter)

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

anantarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvijihva -
dvijihva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvijihva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇā* -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ārakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hetu -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
diśatā -
√diś (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
asu -
asu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asu (noun, neuter)

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

asū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asū (noun, neuter)

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

asū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sthitā -
sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “vātaṃ pi yeṣa calitaṃ śruṇiya krodhā samutpatanti agnisamā ”
vātam -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

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

vātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second dual]
Cannot analyse pi*ye
yeṣa -
√yeṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
calitam -
calita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

calita (noun, neuter)

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

calitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse śruṇiya*kr
krodhā -
krodhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

krodhan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samut -
samud (noun, masculine)

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

samud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
patanti -
patantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

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

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.50

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019