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 10.41

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मायाया देव्याः कुक्षिस्मिं प्रविशिषु स कुमुदसदृशो वरो गजरूपवां एवं लोकालोकः तुषितवरभवननिलयं विहाय इहागतः ।
सत्वां मत्तां अन्धां दृष्ट्वा विमतिपथविषमपतितां समुद्धरितुं प्रजाः ।
तस्मिं काले रत्नाकीर्णा विविधनिधिनिचयभरिता चचाल वसुन्धरा तं शाक्येन्द्रं चारित्राढ्यं स्मृतिनिभृतम् अधिगुणचितं अवन्दि महामुनिं ॥ ४१ ॥

māyāyā devyāḥ kukṣismiṃ praviśiṣu sa kumudasadṛśo varo gajarūpavāṃ evaṃ lokālokaḥ tuṣitavarabhavananilayaṃ vihāya ihāgataḥ |
satvāṃ mattāṃ andhāṃ dṛṣṭvā vimatipathaviṣamapatitāṃ samuddharituṃ prajāḥ |
tasmiṃ kāle ratnākīrṇā vividhanidhinicayabharitā cacāla vasundharā taṃ śākyendraṃ cāritrāḍhyaṃ smṛtinibhṛtam adhiguṇacitaṃ avandi mahāmuniṃ || 41 ||

Desiring to enter the womb of Queen Maya in the form of a noble lotus-white elephant, he, the light of the world, left the fair realm of Tushita, and came down to earth to raise up the people whom he saw were wanton and blind and who had succumbed to doubt and unrighteousness. Then did the jewel-strewn earth, rich in varied treasure and wealth, quake in salutation to the great Sage, the lord of the Sakyans, who is rich in experience, replete with mindfulness, and well-stored with merit. (41)
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 (10.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Devi, Devya, Pra, Vishi, Kumuda, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Vara, Varas, Gaja, Rupa, Yushmad, Evam, Eva, Lokaloka, Tushita, Bhavana, Nilaya, Vihayas, Ihagata, Satvan, Matta, Andha, Vimati, Patha, Vishama, Patita, Samud, Praja, Prajas, Kale, Kala, Ratna, Akirna, Vividha, Nicaya, Bharita, Vasundhara, Shaki, Shakya, Indra, Caritra, Adhya, Nibhritam, Nibhrita, Adhiguna, Cit, Cita, Avat, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.41). 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: “māyāyā devyāḥ kukṣismiṃ praviśiṣu sa kumudasadṛśo varo gajarūpavāṃ evaṃ lokālokaḥ tuṣitavarabhavananilayaṃ vihāya ihāgataḥ ”
māyāyā* -
māyā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
devyāḥ -
devī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]

√dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
Cannot analyse kukṣismim*pr
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśiṣu -
viśī (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kumuda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadṛśo* -
sadṛś (noun, masculine)

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

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
varo* -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√gaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rūpa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vām -
vā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
lokālokaḥ -
lokāloka (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhavana -
bhavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhavana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nilayam -
nilaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vihāya* -
vihāyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vihāyas (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “satvāṃ mattāṃ andhāṃ dṛṣṭvā vimatipathaviṣamapatitāṃ samuddharituṃ prajāḥ ”
satvā -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

satvan (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mattām -
mattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mad -> mattā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
andhām -
andhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
vimati -
vimati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vimati (noun, neuter)

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

vimati (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√path (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
viṣama -
viṣama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patitām -
patitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
samuddh -
samud (noun, masculine)

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

samud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
haritum -
√hṝ -> haritum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √hṝ]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “tasmiṃ kāle ratnākīrṇā vividhanidhinicayabharitā cacāla vasundharā taṃ śākyendraṃ cāritrāḍhyaṃ smṛtinibhṛtam adhiguṇacitaṃ avandi mahāmuniṃ ”
Cannot analyse tasmim*kā
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ratnā -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ratnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākīrṇā* -
ākīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ākīrṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vividha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vidh (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[perfect active second plural]

√vyadh (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
nidhi -
nidhi (noun, masculine)

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

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

[nominative single]

√bhṝ (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
cacāla -
√cal (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
vasundharā -
vasundharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śākye -
śākya (noun, masculine)

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

śākya (noun, neuter)

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

śākī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śākyā (noun, feminine)

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

√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb], [locative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śac class 1 verb], [locative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śākyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śac class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śac class 1 verb]
indram -
indra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

indrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cāritrā -
cāritra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāritra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāritrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āḍhyam -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

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

āḍhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
smṛti -
smṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nibhṛtam -
nibhṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nibhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nibhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

nibhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhiguṇa -
adhiguṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhiguṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
citam -
cita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cita (noun, neuter)

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

citā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

cit (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
avan -
avat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√u -> avat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb]
di -
dī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mahāmunim -
mahāmuni (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.41

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019