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 34.154

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ततः पुण्यगन्धा सुखोष्णा प्रभूता लघुप्रेमणीया हिता मानुषाणां ।
शिवा नन्दनीया तुषारानुबद्धा दुवे वारिधारा नभे उद्गमेन्सु ॥ १५४ ॥

tataḥ puṇyagandhā sukhoṣṇā prabhūtā laghupremaṇīyā hitā mānuṣāṇāṃ |
śivā nandanīyā tuṣārānubaddhā duve vāridhārā nabhe udgamensu || 154 ||

Two pitchers of water speedily appeared in the sky, one fragrant, pleasantly warm, agreeable and beneficial to men, the other healthful, invigorating and icy-cold. (154)
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 (34.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Punyagandha, Sukhoshna, Prabhuta, Laghu, Premaniya, Hita, Manusha, Shiva, Nandaniya, Tushara, Anubaddha, Varidhara, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Udgama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.154). 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: “tataḥ puṇyagandhā sukhoṣṇā prabhūtā laghupremaṇīyā hitā mānuṣāṇāṃ ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
puṇyagandhā -
puṇyagandhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sukhoṣṇā -
sukhoṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prabhūtā* -
prabhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prabhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
laghu -
laghu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

laghu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

laghu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

laghu (noun, neuter)

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

laghū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

laghū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

laghū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
premaṇīyā* -
premaṇīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

premaṇīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hitā* -
hita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
mānuṣāṇām -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mānuṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “śivā nandanīyā tuṣārānubaddhā duve vāridhārā nabhe udgamensu ”
śivā* -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nandanīyā -
√nand -> nandanīyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √nand class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nand]
tuṣārā -
tuṣāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tuṣāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tuṣārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anubaddhā* -
anubaddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anubaddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
duve -
dū (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
vāridhārā* -
vāridhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāridhārā (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]
udgame -
udgama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.154

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019