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 20.15

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ते विमलरुचिरवर्णं मन्दारवपुष्पवर्षम् आकाशे ।
प्रवर्षिन्सु उदग्रचित्ताः शुचिं सुमधुराहि वाचाहि ॥ १५ ॥

te vimalaruciravarṇaṃ mandāravapuṣpavarṣam ākāśe |
pravarṣinsu udagracittāḥ śuciṃ sumadhurāhi vācāhi || 15 ||

Exultantly they rained down from the sky a shower of spotless, bright and pure flowers of the coral-tree, speaking sweet words the while: (15)
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 (20.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Vimala, Rucira, Varna, Mandarava, Pushpavarsha, Akashe, Akasha, Pravarshin, Udagra, Citta, Shuci, Sumadhura, Ahi, Vaca, Vac,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.15). 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: “te vimalaruciravarṇaṃ mandāravapuṣpavarṣam ākāśe ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vimala -
vimala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vimala (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rucira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇam -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varṇa (noun, neuter)

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

varṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

varṇan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

varṇan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
mandārava -
mandārava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṣpavarṣam -
puṣpavarṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṣpavarṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ākāśe -
ākāśe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “pravarṣinsu udagracittāḥ śuciṃ sumadhurāhi vācāhi ”
pravarṣin -
pravarṣin (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pravarṣin (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
udagra -
udagra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udagra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cittāḥ -
citta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cittā (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative single]

śuci (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sumadhurā -
sumadhura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sumadhura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sumadhurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahi -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vācā -
vācā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahi -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.15

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019