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 52.112

क्वचित् वसुमतिप्रदेशो नवसंपुष्पितपुष्पैः संछन्नो ।
आभरणभरितवसना सललितशयना नववधू व ॥ ११२ ॥

kvacit vasumatipradeśo navasaṃpuṣpitapuṣpaiḥ saṃchanno |
ābharaṇabharitavasanā salalitaśayanā navavadhū va || 112 ||

Here is a flowery spot covered with freshly-blown flowers, like a newly wedded bride lying at her ease, decked out in clusters of jewels. (112)

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 (52.112). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Acit, Vasumat, Vasumati, Pradesha, Nava, Navan, Pushpita, Pushpa, Chad, Abharana, Bharita, Vasana, Lalita, Shayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.112). 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: “kvacit vasumatipradeśo navasaṃpuṣpitapuṣpaiḥ saṃchanno
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative 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]
  • vasumati -
  • vasumati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasumatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vasumat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vasumat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pradeśo* -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṣpita -
  • puṣpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣpaiḥ -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sañ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • chan -
  • chad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    chad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ābharaṇabharitavasanā salalitaśayanā navavadhū va
  • ābharaṇa -
  • ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharita -
  • bharita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bharita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasanā -
  • vasanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lalita -
  • lalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √lal]
    lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √lal]
    lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]
    lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]
  • śayanā* -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • navavadhū -
  • navavadhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.112

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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