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 112.66

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षष्टि नागसहस्राणि अत्र सर्वे स्वलंकृता ।
दन्तिनो बलसंपन्ना हेमकल्पितवाससो ।
आरूढा प्रासशूलयष्टीतोमरनिगडायुधा ॥ ६६ ॥

ṣaṣṭi nāgasahasrāṇi atra sarve svalaṃkṛtā |
dantino balasaṃpannā hemakalpitavāsaso |
ārūḍhā prāsaśūlayaṣṭītomaranigaḍāyudhā || 66 ||

Here I have sixty thousand elephants all gaily caparisoned, tusked and powerful, wearing harness of gold, with riders armed with spears, lances, clubs, axes and lassoes. (66)
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 (112.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naga, Sahasra, Atra, Sarva, Svalankrit, Svalankrita, Dantin, Bala, Sampanna, Hema, Heman, Kalpita, Vasa, Arudha, Prasa, Shula, Yashti, Tomara, Nigada, Yudh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.66). 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: “ṣaṣṭi nāgasahasrāṇi atra sarve svalaṃkṛtā ”
ṣaṣṭi -
ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nāga -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
svalaṅkṛtā -
svalaṅkṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

svalaṅkṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

svalaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dantino balasaṃpannā hemakalpitavāsaso ”
dantino* -
dantin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dantin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bala -
bala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sampannā* -
sampanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sampannā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kalpita -
kalpita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kḷp]
vāsa -
vāsa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]
Line 3: “ārūḍhā prāsaśūlayaṣṭītomaranigaḍāyudhā ”
ārūḍhā -
ārūḍhā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śūl (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tomara -
tomara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tomara (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
yudhā -
yudh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yudh (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.66

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019