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 65.90

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पतितमथिताश्वरथशस्त्रः मारो सराक्षसगणो दिशां च ।
अप्रजानन्तो नैरंजननाम प्रत्योतीर्णो विगतशस्त्रो तीर्थं ॥ ९० ॥

patitamathitāśvarathaśastraḥ māro sarākṣasagaṇo diśāṃ ca |
aprajānanto nairaṃjananāma pratyotīrṇo vigataśastro tīrthaṃ || 90 ||

With his horsemen, chariots, and armour fallen and crushed, Mara, together with the hordes of Rakshasas. ignorant of their direction, fell over the banks of the Nairanjana, and all their weapons were lost. (90)
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 (65.90). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patita, Mathitri, Mathita, Ashvaratha, Shastra, Sara, Aksha, Sagana, Disha, Dish, Apraja, Anta, Nairanjana, Naman, Tirna, Vigata, Tirtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.90). 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: “patitamathitāśvarathaśastraḥ māro sarākṣasagaṇo diśāṃ ca ”
patita -
patita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

patita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
mathitā -
mathita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mathita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mathitṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mathitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√manth -> mathita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 9 verb]

√manth -> mathita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 9 verb]

√manth -> mathitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative single from √manth class 9 verb]
aśvaratha -
aśvaratha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśvaratha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śastraḥ -
śastra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māro -
sarā -
sara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sṛ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√akṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sagaṇo* -
sagaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
diśām -
diśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “aprajānanto nairaṃjananāma pratyotīrṇo vigataśastro tīrthaṃ ”
aprajān -
apraja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
anto* -
anta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nairañjana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pratyo -
tīrṇo* -
tīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]
vigata -
vigata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śastro -
tīrtham -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.90

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019