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 34.115

भुजगपतिनो प्रमुदिता मेघेहि सुगन्धतोयभरितेहि ।
अभ्योकिरन्ति नगरं अन्यानि च अद्भुतशतानि ॥ ११५ ॥

bhujagapatino pramuditā meghehi sugandhatoyabharitehi |
abhyokiranti nagaraṃ anyāni ca adbhutaśatāni || 115 ||

Delighted serpent-lords scatter clouds of sweet-smelling vapour in the air. And there were hundreds of other marvels besides. (115)

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

Pramudita, Megha, Sugandhata, Bharita, Abhi, Uksh, Irat, Iranti, Nagara, Anya, Adbhuta, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.115). 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: “bhujagapatino pramuditā meghehi sugandhatoyabharitehi
  • bhujagapatino -
  • pramuditā* -
  • pramudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramuditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • meghe -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sugandhato -
  • sugandhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uya -
  • -> uya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • bharite -
  • bharita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bharita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bharitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhṝ (verb class 9)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “abhyokiranti nagaraṃ anyāni ca adbhutaśatāni
  • abhyo -
  • abhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iranti -
  • ir -> irat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ir class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> irantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyāni -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adbhuta -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [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 34.115

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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