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 64.238

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जालेहि चित्रेण हि दक्षिणेन पराहने वसुमतिं बोधिसत्वो ।
सा षड्विकारं चलिता लोकधातु शब्दं च आसी तद भीष्मरूपं ॥ २३८ ॥

jālehi citreṇa hi dakṣiṇena parāhane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo |
sā ṣaḍvikāraṃ calitā lokadhātu śabdaṃ ca āsī tada bhīṣmarūpaṃ || 238 ||

Then the Bodhisattva with his bright and webbed right hand struck the ground. The whole world quaked six times and there was a fearful roar. (238)
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 (64.238). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jala, Jali, Citra, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Paraha, Parahan, Vasumati, Shadvikaram, Shadvikara, Calita, Lokadhatu, Shabda, Tada, Bhishma, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.238). 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: “jālehi citreṇa hi dakṣiṇena parāhane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo ”
jāle -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

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

jālā (noun, feminine)

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

jāli (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jāli (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
citreṇa -
citra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

citra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dakṣiṇena -
dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
parāha -
parāha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parāhan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ne -
na (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

nā (noun, feminine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vasumatim -
vasumati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse bodhisatvo
Line 2: “sā ṣaḍvikāraṃ calitā lokadhātu śabdaṃ ca āsī tada bhīṣmarūpaṃ ”
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṣaḍvikāram -
ṣaḍvikāram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṣaḍvikāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍvikāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
calitā* -
calita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

calitā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

lokadhātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

lokadhātu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śabdam -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āsī -
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhīṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.238

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019