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 26.14

वैडूर्यसुकृतदण्डं प्रावाडदशशतशलाकाचित्रं ।
फुल्लकुसुमास्थिततलं सुनिर्मितो धारये छत्रं ॥ १४ ॥

vaiḍūryasukṛtadaṇḍaṃ prāvāḍadaśaśataśalākācitraṃ |
phullakusumāsthitatalaṃ sunirmito dhāraye chatraṃ || 14 ||

The deva Sunirmita held up a sunshade with its handle well-fashioned of beryl, its ten hundred ribs of gleaming coral, and its covering of flowers in bloom. (14)

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 (26.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaidurya, Sukrita, Danda, Pra, Prava, Shalaka, Acitra, Phulla, Kusuma, Asthita, Tala, Sunirmita, Dharaya, Dhari, Chatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.14). 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: “vaiḍūryasukṛtadaṇḍaṃ prāvāḍadaśaśataśalākācitraṃ
  • vaiḍūrya -
  • vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukṛta -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāvā -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    prāva (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āḍad -
  • aḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aśaśata -
  • śaś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • śalākā -
  • śalāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śalākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acitram -
  • acitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “phullakusumāsthitatalaṃ sunirmito dhāraye chatraṃ
  • phulla -
  • phulla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phulla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phull (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kusumā -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asthita -
  • asthita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asthita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • talam -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sunirmito* -
  • sunirmita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhāraye -
  • dhāraya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhārayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • chatram -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chatrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.14

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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