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 17.24

लीलां निशामयथ हे सखिका प्रमदाये यादृशीं यथोपयिकां ।
शयने विरोचति मनं हरति विभ्राजते कनकरीतिः इव सा ॥ २४ ॥

līlāṃ niśāmayatha he sakhikā pramadāye yādṛśīṃ yathopayikāṃ |
śayane virocati manaṃ harati vibhrājate kanakarītiḥ iva sā || 24 ||

“Ah! dear friends, observe the loveliness of this woman. How befitting (a Conqueror’s mother). As she lies on her bed, she is radiant and alluring, and gleams like a stream of gold. (24)

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 (17.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lila, Nishama, Yat, Yad, Han, Sakhi, Yadrishi, Shayana, Catin, Mana, Harat, Vibhraja, Tad, Yushmad, Kanaka, Riti, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.24). 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: “līlāṃ niśāmayatha he sakhikā pramadāye yādṛśīṃ yathopayikāṃ
  • līlām -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • niśāma -
  • niśāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • sakhi -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramadāye -
  • yādṛśīm -
  • yādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse yathopayikām
  • Line 2: “śayane virocati manaṃ harati vibhrājate kanakarītiḥ iva
  • śayane -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viro -
  • cati -
  • catin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • manam -
  • mana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • harati -
  • hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vibhrāja -
  • vibhrāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kanaka -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rītiḥ -
  • rīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.24

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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