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 52.6

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तासां च तीरेषु द्रुमा सुजाता महा महान्तं विटपं समुद्गता ।
अभ्युद्गता ब्रह्मपुरं च अम्बराद् वातेरिता सर्वदिशा प्रवान्ति ॥ ६ ॥

tāsāṃ ca tīreṣu drumā sujātā mahā mahāntaṃ viṭapaṃ samudgatā |
abhyudgatā brahmapuraṃ ca ambarād vāteritā sarvadiśā pravānti || 6 ||

On their banks grow stately trees, with branches shooting high, rising up from the sky towards Brahma’s citadel. Stirred by the wind, they sway in all directions. (6)
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 (52.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tira, Druma, Sujata, Maha, Mahat, Mahanta, Vitapa, Samudgata, Abhyudgata, Brahmapura, Ambara, Vati, Rit, Rita, Sarva, Disha, Dish, Prava, Anti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.6). 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: “tāsāṃ ca tīreṣu drumā sujātā mahā mahāntaṃ viṭapaṃ samudgatā ”
tāsām -
sā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tīreṣu -
tīra (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

tīra (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
drumā -
drumā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sujātā* -
sujāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sujātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahā* -
maha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahānta (noun, neuter)

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

mahāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viṭapam -
viṭapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viṭapa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
samudgatā -
samudgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “abhyudgatā brahmapuraṃ ca ambarād vāteritā sarvadiśā pravānti ”
abhyudgatā* -
abhyudgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abhyudgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brahmapuram -
brahmapura (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ambarād -
ambara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ambara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vāter -
vāti (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ritā -
rit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

ritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarva -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
diśā -
diśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
pravā -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.6

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019