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 52.142

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होहिन्ति कपिलनगरे तूर्यशतनिनादितानि भवनानि ।
आनन्दप्रमुदितानि प्रहसितनरनारिसंघानि ॥ १४२ ॥

hohinti kapilanagare tūryaśatanināditāni bhavanāni |
ānandapramuditāni prahasitanaranārisaṃghāni || 142 ||

“In the city of Kapila the houses will resound to the music of a hundred instruments, with throngs of men and women laughing, beside themselves with joy. (142)
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 (52.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kapila, Nagara, Tur, Turi, Turya, Ashata, Ninadita, Bhavana, Ananda, Pramudita, Prahasita, Nara, Nari, Sangha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.142). 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: “hohinti kapilanagare tūryaśatanināditāni bhavanāni ”
Cannot analyse hohinti*ka
kapila -
kapila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kapila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nagare -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tūrya -
tūrī (noun, feminine)

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

tūrya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tūrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tvar -> tūrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tvar]

tūr (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tūr (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aśata -
aśata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nināditāni -
ninādita (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhavanāni -
bhavana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “ānandapramuditāni prahasitanaranārisaṃghāni ”
ānanda -
ānanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ānanda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pramuditāni -
pramudita (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prahasita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāri -
nāri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
saṅghāni -
saṅgha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.142

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019