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 52.13

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अलंकृता देवकन्या वीजन्ति चामरेहि ते ।
तवम् एते अप्सरसंघा हेमजाला अलंकृता ॥ १३ ॥

alaṃkṛtā devakanyā vījanti cāmarehi te |
tavam ete apsarasaṃghā hemajālā alaṃkṛtā || 13 ||

For thee do these crowds of Apsarases gaily decked in network of gold wave their arms, dance and harmoniously sing. (13)
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 (52.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alankrita, Devakanya, Vijat, Vijanti, Camara, Tad, Yushmad, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Apsarasa, Gha, Hemaja, Alas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.13). 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: “alaṃkṛtā devakanyā vījanti cāmarehi te ”
alaṅkṛtā* -
alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vījanti -
√vīj -> vījat (participle, neuter)

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

√vīj -> vījantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vīj class 1 verb]

√vīj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
cāmare -
cāmara (noun, masculine)

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

cāmara (noun, neuter)

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

cāmarā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperative active second single]
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]
Line 2: “tavam ete apsarasaṃghā hemajālā alaṃkṛtā ”
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
apsarasaṅ -
apsarasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apsarasa (noun, neuter)

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

apsarasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ghā* -
gha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ghā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hemajā -
hemaja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alā* -
alas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√lā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
alaṅkṛtā -
alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019