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 64.250

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यावन्ति वृक्षा अभु मेदिनीये सर्वे अभू कुसुमानन्तगन्धाः ।
शून्या निमित्ता प्रणिधि विभाविता एवंस्वभावं वदते स शब्दं ॥ २५० ॥

yāvanti vṛkṣā abhu medinīye sarve abhū kusumānantagandhāḥ |
śūnyā nimittā praṇidhi vibhāvitā evaṃsvabhāvaṃ vadate sa śabdaṃ || 250 ||

And all the trees that grew on the earth blossomed with flowers of an infinitely pervading scent. “Empty are all external signs; my vow has been made clear.” Such was the spontaneous cry he made. (250)
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 (64.250). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavat, Vriksha, Abhu, Medin, Medini, Sarva, Kusuma, Anta, Gandha, Shunya, Pranidhi, Vibhavita, Evam, Eva, Svabhava, Vadat, Shabda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.250). 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: “yāvanti vṛkṣā abhu medinīye sarve abhū kusumānantagandhāḥ ”
yāvanti -
yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vṛkṣā* -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
abhu -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
medinī -
medinī (noun, feminine)

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

medini (noun, masculine)

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

medini (noun, feminine)

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

medini (noun, neuter)

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

medin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

medin (noun, neuter)

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

[dative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound]
kusumān -
kusuma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
anta -
anta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gandhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “śūnyā nimittā praṇidhi vibhāvitā evaṃsvabhāvaṃ vadate sa śabdaṃ ”
śūnyā* -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nimittā -
praṇidhi -
praṇidhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

praṇidhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

praṇidhī (noun, feminine)

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

praṇidhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vibhāvitā* -
vibhāvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vibhāvitā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svabhāvam -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vadate -
√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śabdam -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.250

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019