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 17.73

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देवी पि नाम सुचिरं प्रतिजागरित्वा सौदामनीप्रतिमरूपनिभा शयाना ।
निर्याणकालसमये नरलम्बकस्य वरसुरपुरे सुरवधूप्रतिमा सलीला ॥ ७३ ॥

devī pi nāma suciraṃ pratijāgaritvā saudāmanīpratimarūpanibhā śayānā |
niryāṇakālasamaye naralambakasya varasurapure suravadhūpratimā salīlā || 73 ||

“Can it be that Maya the queen, beautiful as Saudamani, although, it is true, she has kept vigil a long time, is now lying down in carefree joy like a Sura’s wife in a fair city of the Suras, at the moment when he who is the boon of men is leaving home? (73)
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 (17.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devi, Devin, Naman, Sucira, Prati, Saudamani, Pratima, Rupa, Nibha, Shayana, Niryana, Kalasamaya, Nara, Lambaka, Vara, Surapura, Salila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.73). 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: “devī pi nāma suciraṃ pratijāgaritvā saudāmanīpratimarūpanibhā śayānā ”
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse pi*nā
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
suciram -
sucira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sucira (noun, neuter)

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

sucirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jāgaritvā -
√jāgṛ -> jāgaritvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jāgṛ]

√jāgṛ -> jāgaritvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jāgṛ]
saudāmanī -
saudāmanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
pratima -
pratima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratima (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
śayānā -
śayānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śī -> śayānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
Line 2: “niryāṇakālasamaye naralambakasya varasurapure suravadhūpratimā salīlā ”
niryāṇa -
niryāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kālasamaye -
kālasamaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kālasamaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lambakasya -
lambaka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
surapure -
surapura (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
suravadhū -
suravadhū (noun, feminine)

[compound]
pratimā -
pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
salīlā -
salīlā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.73

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019