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 51.26

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ततो च राजा निर्यासि सेना च चतुरंगिनी ।
मित्रामात्यपरिवृतो ज्ञातीसहपुरस्कृतो ॥ २६ ॥

tato ca rājā niryāsi senā ca caturaṃginī |
mitrāmātyaparivṛto jñātīsahapuraskṛto || 26 ||

Thus did the king set out with his fourfold army, attended by his friends and counsellors, and followed by his folk. (26)
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 (51.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Nirya, Asi, Sena, Caturangin, Mitra, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.26). 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: “tato ca rājā niryāsi senā ca caturaṃginī ”
tato -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
niryā -
niryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
senā -
senā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[vocative single]

caturaṅgin (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
ī -
ī (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “mitrāmātyaparivṛto jñātīsahapuraskṛto ”
mitrām -
mitrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātya -
āti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aparivṛto* -
Cannot analyse jñātīsahapuraskṛto

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.26

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019