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 34.107

अगरुवरधूपगन्धा समोनमन्तु नभतो जलधरा तं ।
लुम्बिनिवनं छादेतुं वरचूर्णरसाकुलं क्षिप्रं ॥ १०७ ॥

agaruvaradhūpagandhā samonamantu nabhato jaladharā taṃ |
lumbinivanaṃ chādetuṃ varacūrṇarasākulaṃ kṣipraṃ || 107 ||

Let clouds charged with the fragrance of aloe-wood quickly descend from the sky to shade Lumbini’s grove, so that it be full of the aroma of exquisite powders. (107)

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

Agaru, Vara, Dhupa, Gandha, Sama, Nabhat, Lumbini, Lumbi, Lumbin, Vana, Cha, Curna, Rasa, Akula, Kshipram, Kshipra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.107). 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: “agaruvaradhūpagandhā samonamantu nabhato jaladharā taṃ
  • agaru -
  • agaru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    agaru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhūpa -
  • dhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhā -
  • gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samo -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • namantu -
  • nam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • nabhato* -
  • nabh -> nabhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √nabh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √nabh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √nabh class 1 verb]
    nabh -> nabhat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √nabh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √nabh class 1 verb]
    nabh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • jaladharā -
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “lumbinivanaṃ chādetuṃ varacūrṇarasākulaṃ kṣipraṃ
  • lumbini -
  • lumbini (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    lumbinī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    lumbinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    lumbinī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    lumbī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    lumbin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lumbin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    lumbi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • chād -
  • cha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • etum -
  • i -> etum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √i]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cūrṇa -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasā -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akulam -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.107

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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