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 52.15

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काचिच् च उपनृत्यन्ति संगीतस्मिं सुवादिते ।
काचित् ते रुचिरं शब्दं मुंचन्त्य् अंगेहि सर्वशो ॥ १५ ॥

kācic ca upanṛtyanti saṃgītasmiṃ suvādite |
kācit te ruciraṃ śabdaṃ muṃcanty aṃgehi sarvaśo || 15 ||

Others, all over the place, make gentle noise with their hands and feet. From the hair of others are wafted divine scents. (15)
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 (52.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acit, Upa, Nrityat, Nrityanti, Suva, Ita, Iti, Tad, Yushmad, Rucira, Shabda, Anga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.15). 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: “kācic ca upanṛtyanti saṃgītasmiṃ suvādite ”
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acic -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
nṛtyanti -
nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)

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

nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)

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

√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
Cannot analyse saṅgītasmim*su
suvād -
suva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

suva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ite -
ita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

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

itā (noun, feminine)

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

iti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “kācit te ruciraṃ śabdaṃ muṃcanty aṃgehi sarvaśo ”
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

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

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
ruciram -
rucira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rucira (noun, neuter)

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

rucirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śabdam -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse muñcanty*aṅ
aṅge -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

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

aṅga (noun, neuter)

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

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse sarvaśo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.15

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019