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 64.73

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महानलं चाभू मुखं चन्द्रो वा पूर्णमासिये ।
रतनाग्नीव च दिशा सर्वा ताय प्रभासिषु ॥ ७३ ॥

mahānalaṃ cābhū mukhaṃ candro vā pūrṇamāsiye |
ratanāgnīva ca diśā sarvā tāya prabhāsiṣu || 73 ||

“Their faces were great (orbs of) fire, like the moon when it is full, or like fiery gems; all regions were lit up by them. (73)
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 (64.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahanala, Mukha, Candra, Purnamasi, Yah, Yat, Rata, Nri, Agni, Iva, Disha, Dish, Saru, Sarva, Taya, Prabha, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.73). 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: “mahānalaṃ cābhū mukhaṃ candro vā pūrṇamāsiye ”
mahānalam -
mahānala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
candro* -
candra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pūrṇamāsi -
pūrṇamāsī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “ratanāgnīva ca diśā sarvā tāya prabhāsiṣu ”
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]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
agnī -
agni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sarvā -
saru (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tāya -
tāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√tāy (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
prabhā -
prabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asiṣu -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.73

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019