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 64.215

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त्यजित्व दिव्या रतनानि शुद्धा नाना विमाना स्फुटरत्नचित्ता ।
नक्षत्र-आभा नभे विद्युताभा सर्वो विभासि पुरतो जनस्य ॥ २१५ ॥

tyajitva divyā ratanāni śuddhā nānā vimānā sphuṭaratnacittā |
nakṣatra-ābhā nabhe vidyutābhā sarvo vibhāsi purato janasya || 215 ||

“Thou didst renounce bright celestial jewels, and divers mansions bright with plentiful gems, glittering like stars in the sky and flashing like lightning. Now thou art all radiant in the eyes of men.” (215)
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 (64.215). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tyaj, Tva, Divi, Divya, Rata, Shuddha, Nana, Vimana, Sphuta, Ratna, Citta, Nakshatra, Abha, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Vidyut, Vidyuta, Sarva, Vibhas, Puratah, Purat, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.215). 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: “tyajitva divyā ratanāni śuddhā nānā vimānā sphuṭaratnacittā ”
tyaji -
tyaj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tyaj (noun, neuter)

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

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

[ablative single], [genitive single]

divya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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]
nāni -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śuddhā* -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

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

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
nānā* -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vimānā -
vimānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sphuṭ (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “nakṣatra-ābhā nabhe vidyutābhā sarvo vibhāsi purato janasya ”
nakṣatra -
nakṣatra (noun, neuter)

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

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

ābha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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]
vidyutā -
vidyuta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidyuta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidyut (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidyut (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vidyutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ābhā -
ābhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarvo* -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vibhāsi -
vibhās (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
purato* -
purataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
janasya -
jana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.215

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019