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 98.9

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अतिप्रचलिता गिरिधरा सनगरनिगमा सशैलवनषण्डा ।
सागर सदानवपुरा सभुजगभवना च संक्षुभिता ॥ ९ ॥

atipracalitā giridharā sanagaranigamā saśailavanaṣaṇḍā |
sāgara sadānavapurā sabhujagabhavanā ca saṃkṣubhitā || 9 ||

The earth, with its mountains, cities and towns, its rocks and its forest glades, violently shook. The ocean, the strongholds of the Danavas, and the lairs of the serpents trembled. (9)
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 (98.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ati, Pracalita, Sanaga, Sashaila, Vana, Shanda, Sagara, Sadana, Vapu, Vapus, Bhujaga, Sankshubhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 98.9). 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: “atipracalitā giridharā sanagaranigamā saśailavanaṣaṇḍā ”
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pracalitā* -
pracalita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pracalitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
giridharā -
sanaga -
sanaga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nigamā -
saśaila -
saśaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saśaila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sāgara sadānavapurā sabhujagabhavanā ca saṃkṣubhitā ”
sāgara -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadāna -
sadāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sadāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapur -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhujaga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavanā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkṣubhitā -
saṅkṣubhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 98.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019