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 21.12

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अवगाह्य तं वनवरं देवी सखिपरिवृता जिनजनेत्री ।
विचरति चित्ररथे देवी अमरवधु यथा रतिविधिज्ञा ॥ १२ ॥

avagāhya taṃ vanavaraṃ devī sakhiparivṛtā jinajanetrī |
vicarati citrarathe devī amaravadhu yathā ratividhijñā || 12 ||

When she enters that fair grove, the queen, the Conqueror’s mother, attended by her friends, rides on in her gay chariot, a queen like the consort of an immortal, knowing the rule of joy. (12)
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 (21.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vana, Varam, Vara, Devi, Devin, Sakhi, Parivrita, Jina, Citraratha, Amara, Vadhu, Yatha, Rati, Vidhijna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.12). 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: “avagāhya taṃ vanavaraṃ devī sakhiparivṛtā jinajanetrī ”
avag -
√vac (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ahya -
√ah -> ahya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ah]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb]

sakhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
parivṛtā* -
parivṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parivṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janet -
√jan (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
rī -
rī (noun, feminine)

[compound]
Line 2: “vicarati citrarathe devī amaravadhu yathā ratividhijñā ”
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
carati -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
citrarathe -
citraratha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

citraratha (noun, neuter)

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

citrarathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vadhu -
vadhu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vadhū (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rati -
rati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vidhijñā -
vidhijñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.12

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019