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 21.82

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अथ स मृदुकाचिलिन्दिकप्रवेणियं गुणधरं ग्रहेत्वान ।
अंकेन वादिचन्द्रं उपनामयति सुरवराणां ॥ ८२ ॥

atha sa mṛdukācilindikapraveṇiyaṃ guṇadharaṃ grahetvāna |
aṃkena vādicandraṃ upanāmayati suravarāṇāṃ || 82 ||

Then taking in his arms the Virtuous One, swathed in delicate, soft and gaily-coloured wool, he brought him whose eloquence is clear to the noble Suras. (82)
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 (21.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Gunadhara, Graha, Grahi, Itvan, Ana, Anka, Vadicandra, Upanaman, Yat, Yati, Suravara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.82). 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: “atha sa mṛdukācilindikapraveṇiyaṃ guṇadharaṃ grahetvāna ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse mṛdukācilindikapraveṇiyam*gu
guṇadharam -
guṇadhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guṇadhara (noun, neuter)

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

guṇadharā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
grahe -
graha (noun, masculine)

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

graha (noun, neuter)

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

grahā (noun, feminine)

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

grahi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
itvā -
itvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

itvan (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> itvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “aṃkena vādicandraṃ upanāmayati suravarāṇāṃ ”
aṅkena -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aṅka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vādicandram -
vādicandra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
upanāma -
upanāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yati -
yati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
suravarāṇām -
suravara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.82

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019