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 19.32

ततः कुसुमाये शास्ता मातरं पितरं तथा ।
अपनामयति संबुद्धो अन्यौ स्थापेति निर्मितौ ॥ ३२ ॥

tataḥ kusumāye śāstā mātaraṃ pitaraṃ tathā |
apanāmayati saṃbuddho anyau sthāpeti nirmitau || 32 ||

The Buddha produced two other persons fashioned like her parents and made them stand before Kusuma. (32)

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shasta, Matri, Matara, Pitri, Tatha, Apanama, Apanaman, Yat, Yati, Ani, Stha, Nirmita, Nirmiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.32). 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: “tataḥ kusumāye śāstā mātaraṃ pitaraṃ tathā
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kusumāye -
  • śāstā* -
  • śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
  • mātaram -
  • mātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apanāmayati saṃbuddho anyau sthāpeti nirmitau
  • apanāma -
  • apanāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apanāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    apanāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • sambuddho -
  • anyau -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthā -
  • sthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • peti -
  • pi (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • nirmitau -
  • nirmita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirmiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.32

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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