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 96.11

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आलोकमात्रसंविग्ना दिशा दश समन्ततो ।
त्वया आयुधश्रेष्ठस्मिं क्षिप्तस्मिं पुरुषोत्तमं ॥ ११ ॥

ālokamātrasaṃvignā diśā daśa samantato |
tvayā āyudhaśreṣṭhasmiṃ kṣiptasmiṃ puruṣottamaṃ || 11 ||

“O Best of men, when thou dost hurl thy consummate weapon, the ten quarters all around are visibly shaken. (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 (96.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aloka, Atra, Samvigna, Disha, Dishas, Dasha, Dashan, Tva, Yushmad, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 96.11). 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: “ālokamātrasaṃvignā diśā daśa samantato ”
ālokam -
āloka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃvignā* -
saṃvigna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṃvignā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
diśā* -
diśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

diśas (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

diśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
daśa -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse samantato
Line 2: “tvayā āyudhaśreṣṭhasmiṃ kṣiptasmiṃ puruṣottamaṃ ”
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse āyudhaśreṣṭhasmim*kṣ
Cannot analyse kṣiptasmim*pu
puruṣottamam -
puruṣottama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 96.11

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019