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 34.59

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किं कारणं सुरवरेण प्रभा प्रमुक्ता चन्द्रांशुशीतलतरा कनकावदाता ।
येनासुरेश्वरगणा मनुजेश्वराश् च प्रह्लादिता च नरका ज्वलनाग्निकल्पाः ॥ ५९ ॥

kiṃ kāraṇaṃ suravareṇa prabhā pramuktā candrāṃśuśītalatarā kanakāvadātā |
yenāsureśvaragaṇā manujeśvarāś ca prahlāditā ca narakā jvalanāgnikalpāḥ || 59 ||

“Why is a radiance shed by the excellent Sura which is serener than the moonbeam and is pure like gold and gladdens the lords of the Asuras and of men, and the fiery flaming hells?” (59)
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 (34.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Karana, Suravara, Prabha, Pramukta, Shitalatara, Kanaka, Adatri, Yena, Yah, Yat, Asura, Asuri, Ishvara, Gana, Manujeshvara, Prahladita, Naraka, Jvalana, Agnikalpa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.59). 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: “kiṃ kāraṇaṃ suravareṇa prabhā pramuktā candrāṃśuśītalatarā kanakāvadātā ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
suravareṇa -
suravara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
prabhā -
prabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pramuktā -
pramuktā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
śītalatarā -
śītalatarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kanakāva -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
adātā -
adātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yenāsureśvaragaṇā manujeśvarāś ca prahlāditā ca narakā jvalanāgnikalpāḥ ”
yenā -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
asure -
asura (noun, masculine)

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

asura (noun, neuter)

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

asurā (noun, feminine)

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

asuri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
iśvara -
iśvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iśvara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇā* -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
manujeśvarāś -
manujeśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
narakā* -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jvalanā -
jvalana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jvalana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jvalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
agnikalpāḥ -
agnikalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

agnikalpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.59

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019