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 64.396

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देवनागान यक्षाणां राक्षसानां च पूजितो ।
भोति सर्वत्र जातीषु स्तूपं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं ॥ ३९६ ॥

devanāgāna yakṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca pūjito |
bhoti sarvatra jātīṣu stūpaṃ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ || 396 ||

He becomes everywhere in all his lives honoured of devas, Nagas, Yakshas, and Rakshasas, who reverentially salutes a tope. (396)
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 (64.396). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devana, Agana, Yaksha, Rakshasa, Bha, Bhu, Sarvatra, Jati, Stupa, Kritva, Kritvan, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.396). 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: “devanāgāna yakṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca pūjito ”
devanā -
devana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

devanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āgāna -
āgāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yakṣāṇām -
yakṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yakṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

yakṣā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
rākṣasānām -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse pūjito
Line 2: “bhoti sarvatra jātīṣu stūpaṃ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ ”
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jātīṣu -
jātī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
stūpam -
stūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pradakṣiṇam -
pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

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

pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.396

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019