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 48.12

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शुद्धोदनस्य किल राजकुलं नरेन्द्र मेघो समन्तं क्षणेन समाददन्तो ।
लोकत्रयं प्रबलतोयधरो सुघोषो विद्युत्प्रदीप विप्रद्योतयन्तो बहूनि ॥ १२ ॥

śuddhodanasya kila rājakulaṃ narendra megho samantaṃ kṣaṇena samādadanto |
lokatrayaṃ prabalatoyadharo sughoṣo vidyutpradīpa vipradyotayanto bahūni || 12 ||

“For, O lord of men, in a moment a cloud engulfed Shuddhodana’s palace all around, and a flash of lightning accompanied by thunder and a downpour of rain, repeatedly lit up the three worlds. (12)
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 (48.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuddhodana, Kila, Rajakula, Narendra, Samantam, Samanta, Samat, Kshana, Sama, Antu, Lokatraya, Prabalatoya, Sughosha, Vidyut, Pradipa, Vipra, Dyotayat, Bahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 48.12). 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: “śuddhodanasya kila rājakulaṃ narendra megho samantaṃ kṣaṇena samādadanto ”
śuddhodanasya -
śuddhodana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
rājakulam -
rājakula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
narendra -
narendra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
megho -
samantam -
samantam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samanta (noun, neuter)

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

samantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sam -> samat (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sam class 1 verb]
kṣaṇena -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
samād -
sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ad -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
anto -
antu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “lokatrayaṃ prabalatoyadharo sughoṣo vidyutpradīpa vipradyotayanto bahūni ”
lokatrayam -
lokatraya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prabalatoya -
prabalatoya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabalatoya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharo -
sughoṣo* -
sughoṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidyut -
vidyut (noun, masculine)

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

vidyut (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pradīpa -
pradīpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dyotayanto* -
dyotayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bahūni -
bahu (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 48.12

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019