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 53.63

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एते मनोवितर्का वर्तन्ति सो च पेलियशो नाम ।
प्रक्रमति आश्रमपदं मृगपक्षिगणा च सन्त्रस्ता ॥ ६३ ॥

ete manovitarkā vartanti so ca peliyaśo nāma |
prakramati āśramapadaṃ mṛgapakṣigaṇā ca santrastā || 63 ||

While these anxious thoughts passed through his mind, he who was named Peliyasha came to the hermitage. Then were the birds and beasts scared. (63)
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 (53.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Manovid, Arka, Vartat, Vartanti, Yasha, Yashas, Naman, Pra, Kramat, Ashramapada, Mrigapakshi, Gana, Santrasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.63). 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: “ete manovitarkā vartanti so ca peliyaśo nāma ”
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
manovit -
manovid (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
arkā* -
arka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vartanti -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

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

√vṛt -> vartantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
peli -
pelin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
yaśo* -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

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

yaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “prakramati āśramapadaṃ mṛgapakṣigaṇā ca santrastā ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kramati -
√kram -> kramat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kram class 1 verb]

√kram -> kramat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kram class 1 verb]

√kram (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
āśramapadam -
āśramapada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mṛgapakṣi -
mṛgapakṣin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mṛgapakṣī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

mṛgapakṣī (noun, feminine)

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

mṛgapakṣī (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.63

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019