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 37.56

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का दृष्टासि + + + पिनद्धमञ्जरी सीहांगदा कांचिप्रमृष्टधारणी ।
कुशाग्ररक्ता सुपिनद्धकुण्डला उशीरवर्णा प्रतिभाय शोभसि ॥ ५६ ॥

kā dṛṣṭāsi + + + pinaddhamañjarī sīhāṃgadā kāṃcipramṛṣṭadhāraṇī |
kuśāgraraktā supinaddhakuṇḍalā uśīravarṇā pratibhāya śobhasi || 56 ||

“Who art thou that art seen [ ] draped in clusters of blossoms, with lion-bracelets, burnished girdle, flaming hair,and well-fitting ear-rings. With thy complexion like the ushira thou art radiant to behold. (56)
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 (37.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishta, Asi, Siha, Angada, Kanci, Pramrishta, Dharani, Kushagra, Raktri, Rakta, Pinaddha, Kundala, Ushira, Varna, Varnan, Pratibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.56). 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: “kā dṛṣṭāsi + + + pinaddhamañjarī sīhāṃgadā kāṃcipramṛṣṭadhāraṇī ”
kā* -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛṣṭā -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
Cannot analyse ***p
Cannot analyse *pinaddhamañjarī*sī
sīhā -
sīha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sīha (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
kāñci -
kāñci (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāñci (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kāñci (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kāñcī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pramṛṣṭa -
pramṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pramṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

dhāraṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “kuśāgraraktā supinaddhakuṇḍalā uśīravarṇā pratibhāya śobhasi ”
kuśāgra -
kuśāgra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kuśāgra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
raktā -
raktṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

raktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
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]
pinaddha -
pinaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pinaddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kuṇḍalā* -
kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

uśīra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

varṇan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratibhāya -
pratibha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pratibha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
śobhasi -
√śubh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.56

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019