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 64.291

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खाणू च कण्टकथला च शर्करा सिकता पि च ।
समन्ता बोधिमण्डातो हेष्टा भूमौ प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥ २९१ ॥

khāṇū ca kaṇṭakathalā ca śarkarā sikatā pi ca |
samantā bodhimaṇḍāto heṣṭā bhūmau pratiṣṭhitāḥ || 291 ||

All around on the ground away from the bodhi throne were stumps of trees, thorns, potsherds, gravel and pebbles. (291)
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 (64.291). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khanu, Kantaka, Tha, Sharkara, Sikata, Samanta, Bodhimanda, Heshta, Bhuma, Bhumi, Pratishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.291). 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: “khāṇū ca kaṇṭakathalā ca śarkarā sikatā pi ca ”
khāṇū -
khāṇu (noun, masculine)

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

khāṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
sikatā -
sikatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse pi*ca
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “samantā bodhimaṇḍāto heṣṭā bhūmau pratiṣṭhitāḥ ”
samantā* -
samanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samantā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]
o* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
heṣṭā* -
√heṣ -> heṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb]

√heṣ -> heṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb]
bhūmau -
bhūma (noun, masculine)

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

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pratiṣṭhitāḥ -
pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[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 64.291

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019