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 26.4

तारकतरलप्रकाशान्तारकरूपानप्रतिभासां ।
वैडूर्यरतनदण्डां च्छत्रशतां पंच आदाय ॥ ४ ॥

tārakataralaprakāśāntārakarūpānapratibhāsāṃ |
vaiḍūryaratanadaṇḍāṃ cchatraśatāṃ paṃca ādāya || 4 ||

Carrying the five hundred sunshades which shone like tremulous stars, glittered like stars, and were of matchless brilliance, with handles bejewelled with beryl, (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 (26.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taraka, Tarala, Prakasha, Rupa, Apratibha, Vaidurya, Rata, Nadat, Ccha, Tri, Tra, Ashata, Pac, Panca, Ada, Adaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.4). 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: “tārakataralaprakāśāntārakarūpānapratibhāsāṃ
  • tāraka -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarala -
  • tarala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tarala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāśān -
  • prakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāraka -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpān -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • apratibhā -
  • apratibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apratibha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apratibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asām -
  • (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
  • Line 2: “vaiḍūryaratanadaṇḍāṃ cchatraśatāṃ paṃca ādāya
  • vaiḍūrya -
  • vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • nadaṇ -
  • nadat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nad -> nadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb]
  • ḍām -
  • ḍā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśatā -
  • aśata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pañca* -
  • pac (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pañca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.4

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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