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 64.111

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नागामणीं च शुभवर्णनीयां गुह्या विशुद्धाक्षियो मोदमाना ।
नभे स्थिहित्वा तद ऋद्धिमन्तो अलंकरोन्ति भगवतो बोधिवृक्षं ॥ १११ ॥

nāgāmaṇīṃ ca śubhavarṇanīyāṃ guhyā viśuddhākṣiyo modamānā |
nabhe sthihitvā tada ṛddhimanto alaṃkaronti bhagavato bodhivṛkṣaṃ || 111 ||

Clear-eyed and rejoicing, standing in the sky full of magic power, they brought bright and beautiful “naga stones,” and bedecked the bodhi tree of the Exalted One. (111)
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 (64.111). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagamani, Shubhavarna, Guhya, Guhi, Vishuddha, Akshi, Modamana, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Stha, Hitva, Hitvan, Tada, 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 64.111). 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: “nāgāmaṇīṃ ca śubhavarṇanīyāṃ guhyā viśuddhākṣiyo modamānā ”
nāgāmaṇī -
nāgāmaṇi (noun, masculine)

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

nāgāmaṇi (noun, feminine)

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

nāgāmaṇi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śubhavarṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nīyā -
√nī -> nīya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
guhyā* -
guhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guhyā (noun, feminine)

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

√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √guh class 1 verb]

√guh -> guhyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √guh class 1 verb]

guhī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
viśuddhā -
viśuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśuddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akṣiyo* -
akṣī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

√kṣi (verb class 6)

[imperfect active second single]
modamānā -
modamānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mud -> modamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √mud class 1 verb]
Line 2: “nabhe sthihitvā tada ṛddhimanto alaṃkaronti bhagavato bodhivṛkṣaṃ ”
nabhe -
nabh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

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

nabhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
sthi -
sthā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
hitvā -
hitvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √hi]

hitvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tada* -
tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṛddhimanto -
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 64.111

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019