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 34.90

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स्वप्नान्तरे प्रमदा अदर्शि सूर्यं नभा कुक्षिम् अनुप्रविष्टं ।
प्रसूयति स्त्रीरतनं सुभागं भर्तास्य भोति नृपो चक्रवर्ती ॥ ९० ॥

svapnāntare pramadā adarśi sūryaṃ nabhā kukṣim anupraviṣṭaṃ |
prasūyati strīratanaṃ subhāgaṃ bhartāsya bhoti nṛpo cakravartī || 90 ||

“The woman who in her dream has seen the sun from the sky enter her womb will give birth to one who is the woman’s jewel, her husband’s treasure. He will be a universal king. (90)
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 (34.90). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svapnantara, Pramada, Surya, Nabh, Nabha, Kukshi, Anu, Pravishta, Prasuyat, Stri, Atana, Subhaga, Bha, Bhu, Cakravartin, Cakravarti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.90). 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: “svapnāntare pramadā adarśi sūryaṃ nabhā kukṣim anupraviṣṭaṃ ”
svapnāntare -
svapnāntara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
pramadā* -
pramada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pramadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
adarśi -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]
sūryam -
sūrya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sūrya (noun, neuter)

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

sūryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
nabhā -
nabh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kukṣim -
kukṣi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

kukṣi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
praviṣṭam -
praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praviṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “prasūyati strīratanaṃ subhāgaṃ bhartāsya bhoti nṛpo cakravartī ”
prasūyati -
prasūyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prasūyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
strīr -
strī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
atanam -
atana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atana (noun, neuter)

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

√tan (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
subhāgam -
subhāga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

subhāga (noun, neuter)

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

subhāgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhartāsya -
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
nṛpo -
cakravartī -
cakravartī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

cakravartī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

cakravartin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.90

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019