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 26.8

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ऋद्धिमन्तो द्युतिमन्तो धरणिपथगता महाबलनिकेता ।
यक्षा पि तत्र असुरा मुदिता छत्रशता पंच धारेन्सु ॥ ८ ॥

ṛddhimanto dyutimanto dharaṇipathagatā mahābalaniketā |
yakṣā pi tatra asurā muditā chatraśatā paṃca dhārensu || 8 ||

Powerful and brilliant Yakshas who wander the paths of earth and have numerous abodes therein, and Asuras, too, joyfully held up five hundred sunshades. (8)
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 (26.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Riddhimat, Dyutimat, Dyutimanta, Dharani, Patha, Gata, Mahabala, Nika, Ita, Yaksha, Tatra, Asura, Mudita, Chatra, Shata, Panca, Pancan, Dhara, Dhari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.8). 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: “ṛddhimanto dyutimanto dharaṇipathagatā mahābalaniketā ”
ṛddhimanto* -
ṛddhimat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dyutimanto* -
dyutimat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dyutimanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharaṇi -
dharaṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dharaṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
patha -
patha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√path (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gatā* -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

mahābala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nike -
nika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
itā -
itā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “yakṣā pi tatra asurā muditā chatraśatā paṃca dhārensu ”
yakṣā -
yakṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse pi*ta
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asurā* -
asura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

asurā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

√mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √mud class 10 verb]
chatra -
chatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

chatra (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dhāre -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

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

dhāra (noun, neuter)

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

dhārā (noun, feminine)

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

dhāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dhāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019