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 19.53

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प्रभामण्डलम् उत्सृजे योजनानि चतुर्दश ।
देवता च अभिवादेन्ति यात्रां परमबुद्धिनः ॥ ५३ ॥

prabhāmaṇḍalam utsṛje yojanāni caturdaśa |
devatā ca abhivādenti yātrāṃ paramabuddhinaḥ || 53 ||

The supremely wise one shed his radiance all around for fourteen yojanas, while devas greeted his progress. (53)
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 (19.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prabhamandala, Yojana, Caturdasha, Caturdashan, Devata, Yatra, Parama, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.53). 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: “prabhāmaṇḍalam utsṛje yojanāni caturdaśa ”
prabhāmaṇḍalam -
prabhāmaṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse utsṛje*yo
yojanāni -
yojana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
caturdaśa -
caturdaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

caturdaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

caturdaśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

caturdaśan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “devatā ca abhivādenti yātrāṃ paramabuddhinaḥ ”
devatā -
devatā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

devatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse abhivādenti*yā
yātrām -
yātrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.53

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019