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 64.91

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यथा च प्रभा न भायि अन्य काचिद् उपरिविमाना कृता च जिह्मवर्णाः ।
यथा प्रचलते भूमि षड्विकारं भविष्यसि अद्य अतुल्यो दक्षिणेयो ॥ ९१ ॥

yathā ca prabhā na bhāyi anya kācid uparivimānā kṛtā ca jihmavarṇāḥ |
yathā pracalate bhūmi ṣaḍvikāraṃ bhaviṣyasi adya atulyo dakṣiṇeyo || 91 ||

“And inasmuch as no other radiance at all shone, and the heavenly mansions were paled, and the earth quaked six times, this day thou wilt become one who is incomparably worthy of offerings. (91)
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 (64.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Prabha, Bha, Ayi, Ayin, Anya, Acit, Upari, Vimana, Krit, Krita, Jihma, Varna, Pracalat, Pracalata, Bhumi, Shadvikaram, Shadvikara, Adya, Atulya, Dakshine, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.91). 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: “yathā ca prabhā na bhāyi anya kācid uparivimānā kṛtā ca jihmavarṇāḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prabhā* -
prabhā (noun, feminine)

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

prabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhā -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ayi -
ayi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayin (noun, neuter)

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

e (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
anya -
anya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√an -> anya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √an]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acid -
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]
upari -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vimānā -
vimānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṛtā -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jihma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇāḥ -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

varṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “yathā pracalate bhūmi ṣaḍvikāraṃ bhaviṣyasi adya atulyo dakṣiṇeyo ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pracalate -
pracalat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pracalat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

pracalatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhūmi -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhūmī (noun, feminine)

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

bhūmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ṣaḍvikāram -
ṣaḍvikāram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṣaḍvikāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍvikāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhaviṣyasi -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active second single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
atulyo* -
atulya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dakṣiṇe -
dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yo -
yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.91

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019