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 20.98

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एवं च बहुप्रकारां कथां कथेन्ता रमन्ति देवगणा ।
रूपं वर्णं तेजं बलं च विरजस्य कथयन्ता ॥ ९८ ॥

evaṃ ca bahuprakārāṃ kathāṃ kathentā ramanti devagaṇā |
rūpaṃ varṇaṃ tejaṃ balaṃ ca virajasya kathayantā || 98 ||

And so the hosts of devas rejoice as they relate their varied themes, telling of the form, the colour, the might and the strength of him who is free from passion. (98)
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 (20.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Bahuprakara, Katha, Ramat, Ramanti, Deva, Gana, Rupa, Varna, Teja, Bala, Viraja, Kathayat, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.98). 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: “evaṃ ca bahuprakārāṃ kathāṃ kathentā ramanti devagaṇā ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bahuprakārām -
bahuprakārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kathām -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kathe -
katha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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

kathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īntā -
ramanti -
√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ramantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
deva -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gaṇā -
gaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “rūpaṃ varṇaṃ tejaṃ balaṃ ca virajasya kathayantā ”
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
tejam -
teja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tejā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
virajasya -
viraja (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

viraja (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kathayan -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.98

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019