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 29.38

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दिव्येहि रूपेहि समंगिभूता परिचारियन्त्य् अप्सरसां गणेहि ।
प्रभूतभक्षा प्रवरान्नपाना विमानश्रेष्ठोपगता रमन्ति ॥ ३८ ॥

divyehi rūpehi samaṃgibhūtā paricāriyanty apsarasāṃ gaṇehi |
prabhūtabhakṣā pravarānnapānā vimānaśreṣṭhopagatā ramanti || 38 ||

Invested with the forms of devas, waited on by throngs of Apsarases, with plenty of food, choice things to eat and drink, they rejoice in the mansion they have come to. (38)
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 (29.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Div, Divi, Divya, Rupa, Samangin, Bhuta, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Gana, Gani, Prabhuta, Bhaksha, Pravara, Apana, Vimana, Shreshtha, Upagata, Ramat, Ramanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 29.38). 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: “divyehi rūpehi samaṃgibhūtā paricāriyanty apsarasāṃ gaṇehi ”
divye -
divi (noun, masculine)

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

divī (noun, feminine)

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

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

divya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

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

divyā (noun, feminine)

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

√div (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]
ehi -
ehi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
rūpe -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

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

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
samaṅgi -
samaṅgin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samaṅgin (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse paricāriyanty*ap
apsarasām -
apsaras (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

apsarasā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gaṇe -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

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

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

gaṇi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gaṇi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “prabhūtabhakṣā pravarānnapānā vimānaśreṣṭhopagatā ramanti ”
prabhūta -
prabhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabhūta (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
pravarānn -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
apānā* -
apāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vimāna -
vimāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vimāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭho -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upagatā* -
upagata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upagatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ramanti -
√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ramantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 29.38

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019