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 103.6

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साक्षं दृष्टो महावीरो मृगदावान्तराश्रितो ।
धर्मश्रेष्ठं प्रकाशेन्तो सिंहो व गिरिकन्दरे ॥ ६ ॥

sākṣaṃ dṛṣṭo mahāvīro mṛgadāvāntarāśrito |
dharmaśreṣṭhaṃ prakāśento siṃho va girikandare || 6 ||

Here you have beholden face to face the Great Hero who abides in the Deer Park, like a lion in a mountain cave, proclaiming the best of dharmas. (6)
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 (103.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saksha, Drishta, Dharma, Dharman, Shreshtha, Prakasha, Simha, Girikandara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.6). 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: “sākṣaṃ dṛṣṭo mahāvīro mṛgadāvāntarāśrito ”
sākṣam -
sākṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sākṣa (noun, neuter)

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

sākṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛṣṭo* -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
mahāvīro* -
Cannot analyse mṛgadāvāntarāśrito
Line 2: “dharmaśreṣṭhaṃ prakāśento siṃho va girikandare ”
dharma -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prakāśe -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

prakāśa (noun, neuter)

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

prakāśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īnto -
siṃho* -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
girikandare -
girikandara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.6

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019