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 19.3

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एतां सर्वां प्रवक्ष्यामि उपहारां मनोरमां ।
तस्य सत्वप्रधानस्य शृणु विक्रीडितं शुभं ॥ ३ ॥

etāṃ sarvāṃ pravakṣyāmi upahārāṃ manoramāṃ |
tasya satvapradhānasya śṛṇu vikrīḍitaṃ śubhaṃ || 3 ||

I shall relate all these edifying apparitions. Listen to the tale of the pleasant diversion of the Chief of Men. (3)
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 (19.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Saru, Sarva, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Upahara, Manorama, Tad, Satvan, Pradhana, Vikridita, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.3). 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: “etāṃ sarvāṃ pravakṣyāmi upahārāṃ manoramāṃ ”
etām -
etā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sarvām -
saru (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prava -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣyā -
kṣi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
upahārā -
upahāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative 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]
manoramām -
manoramā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tasya satvapradhānasya śṛṇu vikrīḍitaṃ śubhaṃ ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[compound]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pradhānasya -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

pradhāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vikrīḍita (noun, neuter)

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

vikrīḍitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śubham -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

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

śubhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.3

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019