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 30.19

+ + + + + + अतिवर्णा अतिरूपवती अभूत् ।
श्रेष्ठा च राजकन्यानां धीता सा काशिराजिनो ॥ १९ ॥

+ + + + + + ativarṇā atirūpavatī abhūt |
śreṣṭhā ca rājakanyānāṃ dhītā sā kāśirājino || 19 ||

. . . Exceeding fair and lovely was she, the best of royal maidens, daughter of Kashi’s king. (19)

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

Ati, Varna, Atirupa, Vati, Shreshtha, Rajakanya, Dhita, Kashi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.19). 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: “+ + + + + + ativarṇā atirūpavatī abhūt
  • Cannot analyse ****
  • Cannot analyse ****
  • Cannot analyse **at
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • varṇā* -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • atirūpa -
  • atirūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atirūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatī -
  • vatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • Line 2: “śreṣṭhā ca rājakanyānāṃ dhītā kāśirājino
  • śreṣṭhā -
  • śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājakanyānām -
  • rājakanyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dhītā -
  • dhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāśir -
  • kāśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kāśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āji -
  • āji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.19

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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