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 52.8

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संछन्ना पुण्डरीकेहि पदुमेहि उत्पलेहि च ।
नानावर्णेहि पुष्पेहि वान्ति सर्वदीशो दिशो ॥ ८ ॥

saṃchannā puṇḍarīkehi padumehi utpalehi ca |
nānāvarṇehi puṣpehi vānti sarvadīśo diśo || 8 ||

Every part is covered with red and white and blue lotuses and is fragrant with the scent of various flowers. (8)
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 (52.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanchanna, Pundarika, Paduma, Utpala, Nanavarna, Pushpa, Vat, Vanti, Saru, Sarva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.8). 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: “saṃchannā puṇḍarīkehi padumehi utpalehi ca ”
sañchannā -
sañchannā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
puṇḍarīke -
puṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

puṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)

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

puṇḍarīkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
padume -
paduma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

padumā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
utpale -
utpala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

utpala (noun, neuter)

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

utpalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “nānāvarṇehi puṣpehi vānti sarvadīśo diśo ”
nānāvarṇe -
nānāvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nānāvarṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nānāvarṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
puṣpe -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

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

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
vānti -
vānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāntī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
sarva -
saru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

saru (noun, neuter)

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

saru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
adī -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
īśo* -
Cannot analyse diśo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019