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 65.15

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यथा च पुष्पा वर्षन्ति देवा क्षिपन्ति अम्बरा ।
वृक्षा च प्रणता सर्वे अद्य बुद्धो भविष्यसि ॥ १५ ॥

yathā ca puṣpā varṣanti devā kṣipanti ambarā |
vṛkṣā ca praṇatā sarve adya buddho bhaviṣyasi || 15 ||

“From the way flowers rain down and devas throw their garments, and from the way trees bow before thee, to-day thou wilt become Buddha.” (15)
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 (65.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Pushpa, Varshat, Varshanti, Deva, Devri, Devan, Kshipat, Kshipanti, Ambara, Vriksha, Pranata, Sarva, Adya, Buddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.15). 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: “yathā ca puṣpā varṣanti devā kṣipanti ambarā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṣpā* -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
varṣanti -
varṣantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

varṣantī (noun, feminine)

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

varṣantī (noun, neuter)

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

varṣat (noun, neuter)

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

√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ -> varṣantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
devā -
devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

devṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣipanti -
kṣipantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

kṣipantī (noun, feminine)

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

kṣipantī (noun, neuter)

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

√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]

√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]

√kṣip (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
ambarā -
ambarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vṛkṣā ca praṇatā sarve adya buddho bhaviṣyasi ”
vṛkṣā -
vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative 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]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddho* -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhaviṣyasi -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.15

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019