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 67.89

सा दानि कुपिता देवी मद्रकराजस्य आत्मजा ।
कुब्जाद्वितीया यानेन स्वकं ज्ञातिकुलं गता ॥ ८९ ॥

sā dāni kupitā devī madrakarājasya ātmajā |
kubjādvitīyā yānena svakaṃ jñātikulaṃ gatā || 89 ||

And the angry queen, daughter of the king of the Madrakas, accompanied by a hunchbacked woman, rode away in a carriage to the home of her kinsfolk. (89)

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

Danin, Dani, Kupita, Devi, Devin, Madraka, Rajasi, Atmaja, Kubja, Viti, Yana, Svaka, Kula, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.89). 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: “ dāni kupitā devī madrakarājasya ātmajā
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dāni -
  • dānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dānin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • kupitā* -
  • kupita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kupitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup -> kupitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madraka -
  • madraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājasya* -
  • rājasī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ātmajā -
  • ātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kubjādvitīyā yānena svakaṃ jñātikulaṃ gatā
  • kubjād -
  • kubja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kubja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vitī -
  • viti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyā* -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • yānena -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • svakam -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatā -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.89

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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