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 34.104

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एवं बहुप्रकारां कथां कथयन्ता रमन्ति देवगणाः ।
रूपं वर्णं तेजं वरं च वीरचर्यं कथयन्ता ॥ १०४ ॥

evaṃ bahuprakārāṃ kathāṃ kathayantā ramanti devagaṇāḥ |
rūpaṃ varṇaṃ tejaṃ varaṃ ca vīracaryaṃ kathayantā || 104 ||

And so the devas rejoice as they relate these varied themes, telling of his beauty, his complexion, his might, his excellence and his valiant conduct. (104)
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 (34.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Bahuprakara, Katha, Kathayat, Tas, Ramat, Ramanti, Devagana, Rupa, Varna, Teja, Varam, Vara, Viracarya, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.104). 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: “evaṃ bahuprakārāṃ kathāṃ kathayantā ramanti devagaṇāḥ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bahuprakārām -
bahuprakārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kathām -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kathayan -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
ramanti -
√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ramantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
devagaṇāḥ -
devagaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “rūpaṃ varṇaṃ tejaṃ varaṃ ca vīracaryaṃ kathayantā ”
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
varṇam -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varṇa (noun, neuter)

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

varṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

varṇan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

varṇan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
tejam -
teja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tejā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīracaryam -
vīracarya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vīracaryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kathayan -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.104

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019