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 65.31

यथा मेदिनी पुष्पेहि समंगिभूतमण्डिता ।
बुद्धानाम् एव उत्पादे एवं भोति अलंकृता ॥ ३१ ॥

yathā medinī puṣpehi samaṃgibhūtamaṇḍitā |
buddhānām eva utpāde evaṃ bhoti alaṃkṛtā || 31 ||

“Inasmuch as the earth is everywhere covered with flowers—for it is at the arising of Buddhas that it becomes so adorned. (31)

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 (65.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Medin, Medini, Pushpa, Samangin, Bhuta, Manditri, Mandita, Buddha, Eva, Utpada, Evam, Bha, Bhu, Alankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.31). 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 medinī puṣpehi samaṃgibhūtamaṇḍitā
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • medinī -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    medini (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    medini (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṣpe -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samaṅgi -
  • samaṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samaṅgin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • maṇḍitā -
  • maṇḍitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    maṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √maṇḍ]
    maṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “buddhānām eva utpāde evaṃ bhoti alaṃkṛtā
  • buddhānām -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • eva* -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpāde -
  • utpāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    utpāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    utpādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evam -
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • alaṅkṛtā -
  • alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.31

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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