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 64.56

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गजहस्तसदृशा बाहु आसि तेषां महर्षिणां ।
सिंहपूर्वार्धकाया च न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डला ॥ ५६ ॥

gajahastasadṛśā bāhu āsi teṣāṃ maharṣiṇāṃ |
siṃhapūrvārdhakāyā ca nyagrodhaparimaṇḍalā || 56 ||

“The arms of those great seers were like elephants’ trunks, their busts like those of lions, like the banyan tree in circumference. (56)
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 (64.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gajahasta, Sadrisha, Tad, Maharshi, Nyagrodhaparimandala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.56). 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: “gajahastasadṛśā bāhu āsi teṣāṃ maharṣiṇāṃ ”
gajahasta -
gajahasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gajahasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadṛśā* -
sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bāhu -
bāhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
maharṣiṇā -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “siṃhapūrvārdhakāyā ca nyagrodhaparimaṇḍalā ”
siṃhapūrvārdhakāyā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.56

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019