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 64.188

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पश्याहि त्वं तात ते देवपुत्रां रूपेणुपेता कृतपुण्यकर्मां ।
चूर्णां गृहेत्वा वरचन्दनस्य उदग्रचित्ता अभिकिरे बोधिसत्वं ॥ १८८ ॥

paśyāhi tvaṃ tāta te devaputrāṃ rūpeṇupetā kṛtapuṇyakarmāṃ |
cūrṇāṃ gṛhetvā varacandanasya udagracittā abhikire bodhisatvaṃ || 188 ||

“Behold, father, how these devas, comely of form and meritorious of karma, exultantly besprinkled the Bodhisattva with powder of fair sandalwood. (188)
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 (64.188). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashya, Ahi, Tva, Yushmad, Tata, Tad, Devaputra, Kritapunya, Karman, Curna, Grih, Griha, Itvan, Varacandana, Udagra, Citta, Abhi, Kir, Kira, Kiri, Bodhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.188). 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: “paśyāhi tvaṃ tāta te devaputrāṃ rūpeṇupetā kṛtapuṇyakarmāṃ ”
paśyā -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
ahi -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
devaputrām -
devaputrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse rūpeṇupetā*kṛ
kṛtapuṇya -
kṛtapuṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛtapuṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “cūrṇāṃ gṛhetvā varacandanasya udagracittā abhikire bodhisatvaṃ ”
cūrṇām -
cūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gṛhe -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gṛh (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

gṛh (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
itvā -
√i -> itvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

itvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
varacandanasya -
varacandana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
udagra -
udagra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udagra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cittā* -
citta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kire -
kir (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kir (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

kira (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kira (noun, neuter)

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

kirā (noun, feminine)

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

kiri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
satvam -
satvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

satvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.188

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019