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 51.32

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वैडूर्यस्तम्भप्रासादा मुसारगल्वतलास्तृता ।
अद्दर्शा नागराजस्य काशिराजा निवेशने ॥ ३२ ॥

vaiḍūryastambhaprāsādā musāragalvatalāstṛtā |
addarśā nāgarājasya kāśirājā niveśane || 32 ||

Terraces with columns of beryl and roofs spread with white coral did the king of Kashi see in the abode of the Naga king. (32)
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 (51.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaidurya, Bha, Prasada, Musaragalva, Tala, Trita, Darsha, Nagaraja, Kashiraja, Niveshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.32). 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: “vaiḍūryastambhaprāsādā musāragalvatalāstṛtā ”
vaiḍūryas -
vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bha -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāsādā* -
prāsāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
musāragalva -
musāragalva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
talās -
tala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

talā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tṛtā -
tṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “addarśā nāgarājasya kāśirājā niveśane ”
ad -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
darśā* -
darśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

darśā (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive single]
kāśirājā* -
kāśirāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
niveśane -
niveśana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

niveśana (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.32

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019