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 35.11

एतानि च अन्यानि च बहूनि आश्चर्यकानि दृष्ट्वान ।
उद्धर्षितरोमकूपो असितो चिन्तामनो आसि ॥ ११ ॥

etāni ca anyāni ca bahūni āścaryakāni dṛṣṭvāna |
uddharṣitaromakūpo asito cintāmano āsi || 11 ||

When he had seen these and many other marvels, Asita in his astonishment became thoughtful. (11)

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

Eta, Etad, Anya, Bahu, Ashcarya, Kim, Ana, Uddharshin, Tara, Taru, Uma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.11). 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: “etāni ca anyāni ca bahūni āścaryakāni dṛṣṭvāna
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anyāni -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahūni -
  • bahu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • āścarya -
  • āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāni -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “uddharṣitaromakūpo asito cintāmano āsi
  • uddharṣi -
  • uddharṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    uddharṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taro -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    taru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uma -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • kūpo -
  • asito -
  • cintāma -
  • cint (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.11

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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