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 53.87

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रुण्डेन शोचितेन महत्तरं पीडिता परिकिलन्ता ।
बह्व्यस्य धार्मिकस्य अनुस्मरन्ती गुणशतानि ॥ ८७ ॥

ruṇḍena śocitena mahattaraṃ pīḍitā parikilantā |
bahvyasya dhārmikasya anusmarantī guṇaśatāni || 87 ||

They went on distressing and wearying themselves still more, by weeping and grieving and calling to mind the hundred good qualities of their good and righteous son. (87)
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 (53.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Runda, Shocita, Mahattara, Pidita, Pari, Kilat, Tan, Bahvi, Idam, Dharmika, Anu, Smarat, Smaranti, Gunashata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.87). 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: “ruṇḍena śocitena mahattaraṃ pīḍitā parikilantā ”
ruṇḍena -
ruṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ruṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śocitena -
√śuc -> śocita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √śuc]

√śuc -> śocita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √śuc]

√śuc -> śocita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √śuc]

√śuc -> śocita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √śuc]
mahattaram -
mahattara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahattara (noun, neuter)

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

mahattarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pīḍitā -
pīḍitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kilan -
√kil -> kilat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kil class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kil class 6 verb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bahvyasya dhārmikasya anusmarantī guṇaśatāni ”
bahvya -
bahvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dhārmikasya -
dhārmika (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhārmika (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
smarantī -
smarantī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

smarantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smarantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
guṇaśatāni -
guṇaśata (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.87

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019