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 21.4

एकैकं च द्रुमवरं दुकूलपट्टोर्णकोशिकारेहि ।
कल्पयथ कल्पवृक्षान् यथ दिवि देवप्रधानस्य ॥ ४ ॥

ekaikaṃ ca drumavaraṃ dukūlapaṭṭorṇakośikārehi |
kalpayatha kalpavṛkṣān yatha divi devapradhānasya || 4 ||

“Adorn each fair tree with streamers of jute and wool and silken cloth, that they be like the kalpavriksha trees of the chief of devas in heaven. (4)

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

Ekaika, Druma, Varam, Vara, Dukulapatta, Urna, Koshika, Are, Ara, Ari, Kalpavriksha, Yat, Yad, Han, Div, Divi, Deva, Pradhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.4). 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: “ekaikaṃ ca drumavaraṃ dukūlapaṭṭorṇakośikārehi
  • ekaikam -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekaikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (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]
  • dukūlapaṭṭo -
  • dukūlapaṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • urṇa -
  • urṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    urṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kośikā -
  • kośika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kośika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kośikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • are -
  • are (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “kalpayatha kalpavṛkṣān yatha divi devapradhānasya
  • kalpayatha -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [present active second plural]
  • kalpavṛkṣān -
  • kalpavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • 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]
  • pradhānasya -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.4

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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