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 30.15

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सा तं कर्मं करित्वान कल्याणं बुद्धवर्णितं ।
त्रायस्त्रिंशेषु देवेषु उपपद्यि ऽथ अप्सरा ॥ १५ ॥

sā taṃ karmaṃ karitvāna kalyāṇaṃ buddhavarṇitaṃ |
trāyastriṃśeṣu deveṣu upapadyi 'tha apsarā || 15 ||

After doing this lovely deed in the Buddha’s honour she passed away, and was reborn as an Apsaras among the devas of Trayastrimsha. (15)
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 (30.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karitva, Kalyana, Buddha, Varnita, Trayastrimsha, Deva, Apsara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.15). 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: “sā taṃ karmaṃ karitvāna kalyāṇaṃ buddhavarṇitaṃ ”
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative 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]
karmam -
karman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
karitvān -
karitva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalyāṇam -
kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇitam -
varṇita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varṇita (noun, neuter)

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

varṇitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]

√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
Line 2: “trāyastriṃśeṣu deveṣu upapadyi 'tha apsarā ”
trāyastriṃśeṣu -
trāyastriṃśa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

trāyastriṃśa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
deveṣu -
deveṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

deva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Cannot analyse upapadyi'tha*ap
apsarā -
apsarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.15

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019