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 34.118

अथ वा नवति सहस्रा मरुकन्या आशुर् एव सन्निपतिता ।
मायां कृतांजलिपुटा इदम् अवच प्रसन्नसंकल्पा ॥ ११८ ॥

atha vā navati sahasrā marukanyā āśur eva sannipatitā |
māyāṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭā idam avaca prasannasaṃkalpā || 118 ||

Then ninety thousand deva maidens quickly flocked thither, and raising their joined hands, they addressed Maya with devotion in their hearts. (118)

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

Atha, Var, Navati, Navat, Sahasra, Maruka, Ashu, Eva, Sannipatita, Maya, Kritanjaliputa, Idam, Ava, Prasanna, Sankalpa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.118). 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: “atha navati sahasrā marukanyā āśur eva sannipatitā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • navati -
  • navati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    navatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nu -> navat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nu class 1 verb]
    nu -> navat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nu class 1 verb]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sahasrā* -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • maruka -
  • maruka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nyā* -
  • ni (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • āśur -
  • āśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sannipatitā -
  • sannipatitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “māyāṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭā idam avaca prasannasaṃkalpā
  • māyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • kṛtāñjalipuṭā* -
  • kṛtāñjalipuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtāñjalipuṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasanna -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkalpā -
  • saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.118

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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