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 64.45

जिह्मवर्णा अभूद् दिव्या विमाना रतनामया ।
जाम्बूनदसुवर्णेहि बोधिसत्वस्य रश्मिभिः ॥ ४५ ॥

jihmavarṇā abhūd divyā vimānā ratanāmayā |
jāmbūnadasuvarṇehi bodhisatvasya raśmibhiḥ || 45 ||

The bejewelled mansions of the devas were paled by the golden rays of the Bodhisattva. (45)

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

Jihma, Varna, Divi, Divya, Vimana, Rata, Naman, Jambunada, Suvarna, Bodhin, Satvan, Sya, Rashmi, Rashmibhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.45). 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: “jihmavarṇā abhūd divyā vimānā ratanāmayā
  • jihma -
  • jihma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jihma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇā* -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • divyā* -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vimānā* -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jāmbūnadasuvarṇehi bodhisatvasya raśmibhiḥ
  • jāmbūnada -
  • jāmbūnada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāmbūnada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suvarṇe -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    suvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bodhi -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • satva -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    satvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • raśmibhiḥ -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmibhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raśmibhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.45

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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