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 64.465

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पंच शीर्षसहस्राणि आत्मभावे प्रतिष्ठिता ।
एकशीर्षे च जिह्वानां शता पंच अनूनका ॥ ४६५ ॥

paṃca śīrṣasahasrāṇi ātmabhāve pratiṣṭhitā |
ekaśīrṣe ca jihvānāṃ śatā paṃca anūnakā || 465 ||

There are five thousand heads on his body, and in each head fully five hundred tongues. (465)
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 (64.465). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panca, Pancan, Shirsha, Shirshan, Sahasra, Atmabhava, Pratishthita, Jihva, Shata, Anunaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.465). 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: “paṃca śīrṣasahasrāṇi ātmabhāve pratiṣṭhitā ”
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śīrṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śīrṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

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

[locative single]
pratiṣṭhitā -
pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ekaśīrṣe ca jihvānāṃ śatā paṃca anūnakā ”
ekaśīrṣe -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jihvānām -
jihva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jihva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jihvā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
śatā -
śatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
anūnakā -
anūnakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.465

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019