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 37.39

ता प्रेषिता देवराजेन आत्मजा कन्या चतस्रो तपनीयसन्निभा ।
सुधां पि आदाय प्रतिग्रहार्हां तं आश्रमं यत्र अभूषि कौशिकः ॥ ३९ ॥

tā preṣitā devarājena ātmajā kanyā catasro tapanīyasannibhā |
sudhāṃ pi ādāya pratigrahārhāṃ taṃ āśramaṃ yatra abhūṣi kauśikaḥ || 39 ||

The four maidens, his own daughters, Faith, Hope, Glory and Honour, in shining splendour were sent by the king of the devas to the hermitage where Koshika dwelt. (39)

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

Tan, Preshita, Devaraja, Atmaja, Kani, Kanya, Tapaniya, Sannibha, Sudha, Ada, Adaya, Pratigraha, Arha, Ashrama, Yatra, Abhu, Ush, Kaushika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.39). 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: “ preṣitā devarājena ātmajā kanyā catasro tapanīyasannibhā
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • preṣitā* -
  • preṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    preṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devarājena -
  • devarāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ātmajā -
  • ātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • catasro -
  • tapanīya -
  • tapanīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapanīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tap -> tapanīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
    tap -> tapanīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
  • sannibhā -
  • sannibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sudhāṃ pi ādāya pratigrahārhāṃ taṃ āśramaṃ yatra abhūṣi kauśikaḥ
  • sudhām -
  • sudhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*ād
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • pratigrahā -
  • pratigraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arhām -
  • arhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśramam -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhū -
  • abhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • uṣi -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kauśikaḥ -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.39

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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