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 20.30

वर्षसहस्रम् अनूनं आयुः परिपालेतु महीपालो ।
सज्जं ति विमानवरं शोभति तव हर्षसंजननं ॥ ३० ॥

varṣasahasram anūnaṃ āyuḥ paripāletu mahīpālo |
sajjaṃ ti vimānavaraṃ śobhati tava harṣasaṃjananaṃ || 30 ||

Then the queen, looking like the consort of an immortal, rose lip from her lovely couch and said to the king, just when the sun had set, (30)

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

Varshasahasra, Anuna, Ayu, Ayus, Paripala, Mahipa, Alu, Sajja, Vimana, Varam, Vara, Shobhat, Yushmad, Harsha, Sanjanana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.30). 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: “varṣasahasram anūnaṃ āyuḥ paripāletu mahīpālo
  • varṣasahasram -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anūnam -
  • anūna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anūna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anūnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyuḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paripāle -
  • paripāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paripāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahīpā -
  • mahīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alo -
  • alu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sajjaṃ ti vimānavaraṃ śobhati tava harṣasaṃjananaṃ
  • sajjam -
  • sajja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sajja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sajjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse ti*vi
  • vimāna -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śobhati -
  • śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • harṣa -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sañjananam -
  • sañjanana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjanana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.30

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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