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 23.11

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देवाभिनिर्मितानि नभे तरुणादित्यमण्डलनिभानि ।
तपनीयकिंकिणीयारुचिरा वरनन्दिघोषाणि ॥ ११ ॥

devābhinirmitāni nabhe taruṇādityamaṇḍalanibhāni |
tapanīyakiṃkiṇīyārucirā varanandighoṣāṇi || 11 ||

These had been made by devas, and shone like the orb of the newly-risen sun in the sky. They were filled with brightly -shining, sweetly-tinkling bells. (11)
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 (23.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Devri, Devan, Abhinirmita, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Tarunaditya, Anda, Nibha, Tapaniya, Kinkini, Arucira, Varanandi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 23.11). 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: “devābhinirmitāni nabhe taruṇādityamaṇḍalanibhāni ”
devā -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhinirmitāni -
abhinirmita (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nabhe -
nabh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

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

nabhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
taruṇādityam -
taruṇāditya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nibhāni -
nibha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tapanīyakiṃkiṇīyārucirā varanandighoṣāṇi ”
tapanīya -
tapanīya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tapanīya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tap -> tapanīya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]

√tap -> tapanīya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
kiṅkiṇī -
kiṅkiṇi (noun, feminine)

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

kiṅkiṇī (noun, feminine)

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

kiṅkiṇī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kiṅkiṇī (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
arucirā* -
arucira (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arucirā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

varanandi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

varanandi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ghoṣāṇi -
√ghuṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 23.11

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019