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 34.114

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गजश्वसनसन्निकाशा शारदमेघा खगपथे विरोचन्ति ।
वरसुरभिकुसुमगन्धा कमलोत्पलचम्पकविमिश्राः ॥ ११४ ॥

gajaśvasanasannikāśā śāradameghā khagapathe virocanti |
varasurabhikusumagandhā kamalotpalacampakavimiśrāḥ || 114 ||

And clouds of vapour like the breath of elephants glisten in the air with their fragrant flowery scents, a blend of lotus, water-lily and campaka. (114)
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 (34.114). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gaja, Shvasana, Sannikasha, Sharada, Megha, Khaga, Patha, Pathin, Roc, Anti, Vara, Surabhikusuma, Gandha, Kamala, Utpala, Campaka, Vimishra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.114). 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: “gajaśvasanasannikāśā śāradameghā khagapathe virocanti ”
gaja -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śvasana -
śvasana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvasana (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śārada (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

khaga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pathe -
patha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pathin (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
roc -
roc (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Line 2: “varasurabhikusumagandhā kamalotpalacampakavimiśrāḥ ”
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
surabhikusuma -
surabhikusuma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

surabhikusuma (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
kamalo -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamalā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

utpala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
campaka -
campaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

campaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vimiśrāḥ -
vimiśra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vimiśrā (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 34.114

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019