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 12.12

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सप्तरतनाङ्गचित्रा इमां अनेकरतनसम्पत्तीयो ।
शीति चतुर् उत्तरा तव विभू विहारान् अहं देमि ॥ १२ ॥

saptaratanāṅgacitrā imāṃ anekaratanasampattīyo |
śīti catur uttarā tava vibhū vihārān ahaṃ demi || 12 ||

“I give to thee, Lord, these eighty-four monasteries, with their corners bright with the seven precious stones, and adorned with many gems.” (12)
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 (12.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sapta, Saptan, Rata, Nri, Anga, Citra, Iyam, Idam, Aneka, Nasa, Patti, Pattin, Shiti, Caturuttara, Yushmad, Vibhu, Vihara, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.12). 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: “saptaratanāṅgacitrā imāṃ anekaratanasampattīyo ”
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
rata -
rata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
citrā* -
citra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

citrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
aneka -
aneka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aneka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
nasam -
nasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pattī -
patti (noun, feminine)

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

patti (noun, masculine)

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

pattin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “śīti catur uttarā tava vibhū vihārān ahaṃ demi ”
śīti -
śīti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śīti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śīti (noun, neuter)

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

śītī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śītī (noun, feminine)

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

śītī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
caturuttarā -
caturuttarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
vibhū -
vibhū (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vibhu (noun, masculine)

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

vibhu (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative plural]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse demi

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.12

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019