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 45.2

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शृणोथ वीर्यं पुरुषोत्तमस्य बलं च स्थामं च पराक्रमं च ।
यं माणवो पि पुरिमासु जातिषु एतस्य अर्थे अवतीर्णो सागरं ॥ २ ॥

śṛṇotha vīryaṃ puruṣottamasya balaṃ ca sthāmaṃ ca parākramaṃ ca |
yaṃ māṇavo pi purimāsu jātiṣu etasya arthe avatīrṇo sāgaraṃ || 2 ||

List to the tale of the energy of the Best of Men, his power, his fortitude, and his enterprise, when as a brahman youth in a former life he crossed the sea to win this prize. (2)
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 (45.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Virya, Purushottama, Bala, Parakrama, Yah, Purima, Asu, Jati, Eta, Etad, Esha, Artha, Sagara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.2). 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: “śṛṇotha vīryaṃ puruṣottamasya balaṃ ca sthāmaṃ ca parākramaṃ ca ”
Cannot analyse śṛṇotha*vī
vīryam -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

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

vīryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
puruṣottamasya -
puruṣottama (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthāmam -
sthāman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parākramam -
parākrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “yaṃ māṇavo pi purimāsu jātiṣu etasya arthe avatīrṇo sāgaraṃ ”
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
māṇavo -
Cannot analyse pi*pu
purimā -
purima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

purima (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]
jātiṣu -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
etasya -
eta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
arthe -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
avatīrṇo -
sāgaram -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

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

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019