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 7.38

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ते प्रतिष्ठिता नगाग्रवरस्य पार्श्वे तत् वनम् उपेत्य निषण्णा ।
शासने च सुगतस्य सुगीते देवदुन्दुभिगणानि नदेन्सुः ॥ ३८ ॥

te pratiṣṭhitā nagāgravarasya pārśve tat vanam upetya niṣaṇṇā |
śāsane ca sugatasya sugīte devadundubhigaṇāni nadensuḥ || 38 ||

Alighting on the slope of the fair mountain they entered the forest and there sat down. When the Sugata’s teaching had been recited bands of celestial drums crashed forth. (38)
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 (7.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Pratishthita, Nagagra, Vara, Parshva, Parshvi, Tat, Vana, Upetya, Nishanna, Shasana, Sugata, Sugita, Sugiti, Gana, Ani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.38). 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: “te pratiṣṭhitā nagāgravarasya pārśve tat vanam upetya niṣaṇṇā ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
pratiṣṭhitā* -
pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nagāgra -
nagāgra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varasya -
vara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
pārśve -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

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

pārśvi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pārśvi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

pārśvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upetya -
upetya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upetya (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śāsane ca sugatasya sugīte devadundubhigaṇāni nadensuḥ ”
śāsane -
śāsana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śāsana (noun, neuter)

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

śāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sugatasya -
sugata (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sugata (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sugīte -
sugīta (noun, neuter)

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

sugīti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
devadundubhi -
devadundubhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
gaṇā -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse nadensuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.38

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019