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 25.4

उपोषधे पंचदशीविशुद्धये उपासितुं ते ऋषयो समागता ।
शक्रो च देवो त्रिदशान इन्द्रो पुरस्कृतो तेषु असह्यसाहि ॥ ४ ॥

upoṣadhe paṃcadaśīviśuddhaye upāsituṃ te ṛṣayo samāgatā |
śakro ca devo tridaśāna indro puraskṛto teṣu asahyasāhi || 4 ||

“On the pure holy fifteenth day the seers, with Shakra, lord of the Three-and-Thirty devas, gather to worship thee. By these art thou honoured, O thou who bearest what others cannot bear. (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 (25.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uposhadha, Pancadashi, Pancadashin, Vishuddhi, Upa, Tad, Yushmad, Samagata, Shakru, Tridasha, Asahya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 25.4). 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: “upoṣadhe paṃcadaśīviśuddhaye upāsituṃ te ṛṣayo samāgatā
  • upoṣadhe -
  • upoṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pañcadaśī -
  • pañcadaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pañcadaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśuddhaye -
  • viśuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asitum -
  • as -> asitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √as]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ṛṣayo -
  • samāgatā -
  • samāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śakro ca devo tridaśāna indro puraskṛto teṣu asahyasāhi
  • śakro -
  • śakru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devo -
  • tridaśān -
  • tridaśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • indro -
  • puraskṛto -
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • asahya -
  • asahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāhi -
  • sāhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 25.4

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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