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 75.11

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ते तहिं परिप्लवन्ता तां रात्रिं जलधरे लवणतोये ।
अथ संदर्शेन्सु तीरे तीररुहां पादपप्रवरां ॥ ११ ॥

te tahiṃ pariplavantā tāṃ rātriṃ jaladhare lavaṇatoye |
atha saṃdarśensu tīre tīraruhāṃ pādapapravarāṃ || 11 ||

When they had for that night floated on the salt sea wave, they caught sight of lovely trees growing on a strand. (11)
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 (75.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Pari, Plavat, Tan, Rat, Jaladhara, Lavanatoya, Atha, Sandarsha, Tira, Tiraruha, Padapa, Pravara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.11). 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: “te tahiṃ pariplavantā tāṃ rātriṃ jaladhare lavaṇatoye ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Cannot analyse tahim*pa
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
plavan -
√plav -> plavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √plav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √plav class 1 verb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rāt -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
rim -
jaladhare -
jaladhara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
lavaṇatoye -
lavaṇatoya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

lavaṇatoya (noun, neuter)

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

lavaṇatoyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “atha saṃdarśensu tīre tīraruhāṃ pādapapravarāṃ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sandarśe -
sandarśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tīre -
tīra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tīra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tīraruhām -
tīraruhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pādapa -
pādapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravarām -
pravarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.11

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019