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 12.56

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सो रत्नस्कन्धशाखां वनखण्डां योजनानि षण्णवति ।
कारापयि भूमिपति प्रवरां वरवस्त्रसंछन्नां ॥ ५६ ॥

so ratnaskandhaśākhāṃ vanakhaṇḍāṃ yojanāni ṣaṇṇavati |
kārāpayi bhūmipati pravarāṃ varavastrasaṃchannāṃ || 56 ||

For ninety-six yojanas this king had the branches of the forest trees decked out with jewels and hung with fine tapestry. (56)
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 (12.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Ratna, Skandhashakha, Vanakhanda, Yojana, Pravara, Varavastra, Sanchanna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.56). 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: “so ratnaskandhaśākhāṃ vanakhaṇḍāṃ yojanāni ṣaṇṇavati ”
so* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
skandhaśākhām -
skandhaśākhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vanakhaṇḍā -
vanakhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yojanāni -
yojana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “kārāpayi bhūmipati pravarāṃ varavastrasaṃchannāṃ ”
Cannot analyse kārāpayi*bh
bhūmipati -
bhūmipati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pravarām -
pravarā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
sañchannām -
sañchannā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.56

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019