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 96.15

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महारतननिर्घोषा कंपते सा न सीदति ।
स्वरेण वदतोत्थाप्यानुस्मृता वसुन्धरा ॥ १५ ॥

mahāratananirghoṣā kaṃpate sā na sīdati |
svareṇa vadatotthāpyānusmṛtā vasundharā || 15 ||

The wealth-bearing earth quaked to the rattling of its many precious stones, for it rises up when it remembers that speaking voice. (15)
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 (96.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maharata, Nat, Ghosha, Sidat, Svara, Vadat, Utthapya, Anusmrita, Vasundhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 96.15). 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: “mahāratananirghoṣā kaṃpate sā na sīdati ”
mahārata -
mahārata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahārata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nan -
nat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ir -
i (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
kampate -
√kamp (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sīdati -
√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]

√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]

√sad (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “svareṇa vadatotthāpyānusmṛtā vasundharā ”
svareṇa -
svara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

svara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vadato -
√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
utthāpyā -
utthāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utthāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

utthāpyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anusmṛtā* -
anusmṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anusmṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 96.15

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019