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 30.13

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समासाद्य सितं पुष्पं वातेन अपकर्षितं ।
एकाध्यं संहरित्वान दीर्घमालां वगूहयेत् ॥ १३ ॥

samāsādya sitaṃ puṣpaṃ vātena apakarṣitaṃ |
ekādhyaṃ saṃharitvāna dīrghamālāṃ vagūhayet || 13 ||

One day, his daughter finding white flowers blown about by the wind, gathered them, put them together and wove them into a long wreath. (13)
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 (30.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samasadya, Sita, Pushpa, Vata, Apakarshin, Eka, Adhi, Haritvat, Dirgham, Dirgha, Ala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.13). 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: “samāsādya sitaṃ puṣpaṃ vātena apakarṣitaṃ ”
samāsādya -
samāsādya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samāsādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sitam -
sita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sita (noun, neuter)

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

sitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
puṣpam -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

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

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vātena -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]
apakarṣi -
apakarṣin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

apakarṣin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “ekādhyaṃ saṃharitvāna dīrghamālāṃ vagūhayet ”
ekā -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]

ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhyam -
adhī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
haritvān -
haritvat (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
dīrgham -
dīrgham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ālā -
āla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gūhayet -
√guh (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019