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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 64.279
लोहितं चन्दनं दिव्यं अगुरुं अथ चम्पकं ।
दिव्या च पुष्पवर्षाणि अन्तरीक्षेण ओकिरि ।
अक्षमात्राहि धाराहि बुद्धक्षेत्रं फली इमं ॥ २७९ ॥
lohitaṃ candanaṃ divyaṃ aguruṃ atha campakaṃ |
divyā ca puṣpavarṣāṇi antarīkṣeṇa okiri |
akṣamātrāhi dhārāhi buddhakṣetraṃ phalī imaṃ || 279 ||
Scattered in the sky celestial showers of blossoms, red sandalwood, celestial aloe, and campaka. The Buddha-field blossomed with a rain of flowers the size of a dice. (279)
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 (64.279). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Lohita, Candana, Divya, Aguru, Atha, Campaka, Divi, Pushpavarsha, Antariksha, Akshamatra, Ahi, Dhara, Buddhakshetra, Phali, Phalin, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.279). 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: “lohitaṃ candanaṃ divyaṃ aguruṃ atha campakaṃ ”
- lohitam -
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lohita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lohita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lohitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- candanam -
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candana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- divyam -
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divya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]divya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- agurum -
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aguru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]aguru (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- campakam -
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campaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]campaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]campakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “divyā ca puṣpavarṣāṇi antarīkṣeṇa okiri ”
- divyā -
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divī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]divyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpavarṣāṇi -
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puṣpavarṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- antarīkṣeṇa -
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antarīkṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse okiri
- Line 3: “akṣamātrāhi dhārāhi buddhakṣetraṃ phalī imaṃ ”
- akṣamātrā -
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akṣamātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dhārā -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- buddhakṣetram -
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buddhakṣetra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalī -
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phali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]phalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]phalin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]phalin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.279
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit