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 64.166

एषो हिमां अचलचमूं प्रभेत्ति अभ्युत्क्षिपित्वान ते सागरातो ।
क्षेत्राण कोटीनयुता क्षिपेय स्थामेन लोके समो नास्ति सैन्यं ॥ १६६ ॥

eṣo himāṃ acalacamūṃ prabhetti abhyutkṣipitvāna te sāgarāto |
kṣetrāṇa koṭīnayutā kṣipeya sthāmena loke samo nāsti sainyaṃ || 166 ||

“He could scatter this brave host and, lifting and tossing thee out of the ocean, he could toss countless fields. In strength there is no army equal to him. (166)

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 (64.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Hima, Acala, Camu, Prabha, Tad, Yushmad, Sagara, Atu, Kshetra, Koti, Sthaman, Ina, Loka, Sama, Nasti, Sainya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.166). 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: “eṣo himāṃ acalacamūṃ prabhetti abhyutkṣipitvāna te sāgarāto
  • eṣo* -
  • eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • himām -
  • himā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • acala -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • camūm -
  • camū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prabhe -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tti -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse abhyutkṣipitvāna*te
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sāgarā -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āto -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣetrāṇa koṭīnayutā kṣipeya sthāmena loke samo nāsti sainyaṃ
  • kṣetrā -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • koṭī -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nayutā -
  • kṣipeya -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative middle first single]
  • sthāme -
  • sthāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.166

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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