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 34.152

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नभे तु च्छत्रम् एव विभ्राजमानं मणिमुक्तिश्रेष्ठं पराभाविभ्राजं ।
विधूतदामेन मन्दारवानां बहू देवपुत्रा नभे धारयेन्सुः ॥ १५२ ॥

nabhe tu cchatram eva vibhrājamānaṃ maṇimuktiśreṣṭhaṃ parābhāvibhrājaṃ |
vidhūtadāmena mandāravānāṃ bahū devaputrā nabhe dhārayensuḥ || 152 ||

And many devas held up in the sky a glittering sunshade inimitably studded with gems and pearls and outshining all others in splendour, and waved garlands of the coral-tree. (152)
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 (34.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Ccha, Tra, Eva, Vibhraj, Vibhraja, Ana, Mani, Shreshtha, Para, Abhavin, Bhraj, Bhraja, Vidhuta, Dama, Mandarava, Bahu, Devaputra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.152). 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: “nabhe tu cchatram eva vibhrājamānaṃ maṇimuktiśreṣṭhaṃ parābhāvibhrājaṃ ”
nabhe -
nabh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nabhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ccha -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tram -
tra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

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

trā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vibhrājam -
vibhrāja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vibhrājā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vibhrāj (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ānam -
āna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
maṇim -
maṇi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ukti -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parā -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
abhāvi -
abhāvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhāvin (noun, neuter)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]
bhrājam -
bhrāja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhrāja (noun, neuter)

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

bhrājā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

bhrāj (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “vidhūtadāmena mandāravānāṃ bahū devaputrā nabhe dhārayensuḥ ”
vidhūta -
vidhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāmena -
dāma (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mandāravān -
mandārava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bahū -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
devaputrā* -
devaputra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

devaputrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nabhe -
nabh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nabhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Cannot analyse dhārayensuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.152

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019