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 35.36

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मधुरं च पंजरगता क्वचित्क्वचित् कोकिला निकूजन्ति ।
शुकसारिका क्वचित्क्वचिद् आभरणनिदानविभ्रान्ता ॥ ३६ ॥

madhuraṃ ca paṃjaragatā kvacitkvacit kokilā nikūjanti |
śukasārikā kvacitkvacid ābharaṇanidānavibhrāntā || 36 ||

Everywhere cuckoos in aviaries sweetly call; everywhere parrots and sarikas flutter about like ropes of pearls. (36)
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 (35.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madhuram, Madhura, Panjara, Gat, Gata, Kva, Acit, Kokila, Kujat, Kujanti, Shukasarika, Abharana, Nidana, Vibhranta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.36). 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: “madhuraṃ ca paṃjaragatā kvacitkvacit kokilā nikūjanti ”
madhuram -
madhuram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhura (noun, neuter)

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

madhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pañjara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kokilā* -
kokila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kokilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kūjanti -
√kūj -> kūjat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kūj class 1 verb]

√kūj -> kūjantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kūj class 1 verb]

√kūj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
Line 2: “śukasārikā kvacitkvacid ābharaṇanidānavibhrāntā ”
śukasārikā -
śukasārikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acid -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ābharaṇa -
ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nidāna (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.36

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019