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 51.24

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युज्यन्तु ते राजरथा सुचित्रा ।
कम्बोजका अश्ववरा सुदान्ता ।
हस्ती च युज्यन्तु सुवर्णच्छत्रा ।
द्रक्ष्याम्य् अहं नागनिवेशनानि ॥ २४ ॥

yujyantu te rājarathā sucitrā |
kambojakā aśvavarā sudāntā |
hastī ca yujyantu suvarṇacchatrā |
drakṣyāmy ahaṃ nāganiveśanāni || 24 ||

Let the gleaming royal chariots be got ready and the well-trained Kambodian (Kamboja / Kambojaka) horses. See that the elephants be harnessed in their trappings of gold. I go to see the abodes of the Nagas. (24)
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 (51.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yujya, Yuj, Tad, Yushmad, Sucitra, Kamboja, Ashva, Vara, Sudanta, Hastin, Hasti, Suvarna, Ccha, Tra, Aha, Asmad, Naga, Niveshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.24). 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: “yujyantu te rājarathā sucitrā ”
yujya -
yujya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yujya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yuj -> yujya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yuj]

yuj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yuj (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
antu -
antu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
rājarathā -
sucitrā -
sucitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kambojakā aśvavarā sudāntā ”
kamboja -
kamboja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kā* -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
aśva -
aśva (noun, masculine)

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

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

[nominative single]
Line 3: “hastī ca yujyantu suvarṇacchatrā ”
hastī -
hastī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

hastī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

hastin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yujya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yuj -> yujya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yuj]

yuj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yuj (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
antu -
antu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
suvarṇa -
suvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suvarṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 4: “drakṣyāmy ahaṃ nāganiveśanāni ”
Cannot analyse drakṣyāmy*ah
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niveśanāni -
niveśana (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 51.24

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019