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 20.40

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सा दानि दक्षिणेन पार्श्वेन परिन्यासे शरीरवरं ।
कुसुमलता व द्रुमवरं शयनं परिवेल्लियाशायिता ॥ ४० ॥

sā dāni dakṣiṇena pārśvena parinyāse śarīravaraṃ |
kusumalatā va drumavaraṃ śayanaṃ parivelliyāśāyitā || 40 ||

Then espying the queen on her bed, beautiful as a celestial maiden, throngs of dev as came down from their homes in Tushita and alighted on the terrace. (40)
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 (20.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danin, Dani, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Parshva, Parinyasa, Sharira, Varam, Vara, Kusumalata, Druma, Shayana, Pari, Shayita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.40). 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: “sā dāni dakṣiṇena pārśvena parinyāse śarīravaraṃ ”
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
dāni -
dānin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dānin (noun, neuter)

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

dānī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

dānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

dānī (noun, neuter)

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

da (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
dakṣiṇena -
dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pārśvena -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
parinyāse -
parinyāsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śarīra -
śarīra (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]
Line 2: “kusumalatā va drumavaraṃ śayanaṃ parivelliyāśāyitā ”
kusumalatā* -
kusumalatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

[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]
śayanam -
śayana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śayana (noun, neuter)

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

śayanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
velli -
velli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śāyitā -
śāyitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śī -> śāyitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śī]

√śī -> śāyitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śī]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.40

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019