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 64.108

रक्ताङ्गियो च रुचकां ग्रहेत्वा महेश्वरां सुरुचिरवर्णवन्ता ।
कर्केतनां च रतनां ग्रहेत्वा अलंकरोन्ति भगवतो बोधिवृक्षं ॥ १०८ ॥

raktāṅgiyo ca rucakāṃ grahetvā maheśvarāṃ suruciravarṇavantā |
karketanāṃ ca ratanāṃ grahetvā alaṃkaronti bhagavato bodhivṛkṣaṃ || 108 ||

They brought gleaming coral, bright and beautiful maheshvara gems and karketana gems, and bedecked the bodhi tree of the Exalted One. (108)

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

Raktangi, Rucaka, Graha, Grahi, Itvan, Maheshvara, Surucira, Varnavat, Tan, Karketana, Rata, Bhagavat, Bodhivriksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.108). 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: “raktāṅgiyo ca rucakāṃ grahetvā maheśvarāṃ suruciravarṇavantā
  • raktāṅgi -
  • raktāṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yo -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rucakām -
  • rucakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • grahe -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • itvā -
  • i -> itvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    itvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maheśvarā -
  • maheśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • surucira -
  • surucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇavan -
  • varṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “karketanāṃ ca ratanāṃ grahetvā alaṃkaronti bhagavato bodhivṛkṣaṃ
  • karketanā -
  • karketana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • grahe -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvā* -
  • Cannot analyse alaṅkaronti*bh
  • bhagavato* -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bodhivṛkṣam -
  • bodhivṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.108

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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