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 64.249

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दिव्या च वाद्या प्रपद्यि अन्तरीक्षे संगीति दिव्या अभु देवतानां ।
पुष्पां प्रवर्षे नभि देवपुत्रा यदा हने वसुमतिं बोधिसत्वो ॥ २४९ ॥

divyā ca vādyā prapadyi antarīkṣe saṃgīti divyā abhu devatānāṃ |
puṣpāṃ pravarṣe nabhi devaputrā yadā hane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo || 249 ||

Celestial music fell on the air, and there were celestial choruses of devas; devas in the sky poured down a rain of flowers, when the Bodhisattva struck the ground. (249)
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 (64.249). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Divi, Divya, Vadi, Vadya, Antariksha, Sangiti, Abhu, Devata, Pushpa, Pravarsha, Nabh, Devaputra, Yada, Yad, Hana, Hani, Vasumati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.249). 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: “divyā ca vādyā prapadyi antarīkṣe saṃgīti divyā abhu devatānāṃ ”
divyā -
divī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vādyā -
vādi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vādyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> vādyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vad]

vādī (noun, masculine)

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

vādī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse prapadyi*an
antarīkṣe -
antarīkṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

saṅgītī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

saṅgītī (noun, feminine)

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

saṅgītī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
abhu -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
devatānām -
devatā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

devata (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

devata (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “puṣpāṃ pravarṣe nabhi devaputrā yadā hane vasumatiṃ bodhisatvo ”
puṣpām -
puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pravarṣe -
pravarṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
nabhi -
nabhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nabh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
devaputrā* -
devaputra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

devaputrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
hane -
hana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hana (noun, neuter)

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

hanā (noun, feminine)

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

hani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√han (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
vasumatim -
vasumati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse bodhisatvo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.249

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019