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 75.40

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निर्गम्य वनवरातो अथ पश्यन्ति तुषारसदृशानि ।
भवनानि राक्षसीनां साप्सरभवना यथ सुराणां ॥ ४० ॥

nirgamya vanavarāto atha paśyanti tuṣārasadṛśāni |
bhavanāni rākṣasīnāṃ sāpsarabhavanā yatha surāṇāṃ || 40 ||

And then among the rows of trees they graced the blossom-covered lotus-pools, and still more made the merchants forget their grief and the loss of their ship. (40)
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 (75.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirga, Vana, Vara, Atha, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Tushara, Sadrisha, Bhavana, Rakshasi, Apsara, Yat, Yad, Han, Sura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.40). 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: “nirgamya vanavarāto atha paśyanti tuṣārasadṛśāni ”
nirgam -
nirga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ya -
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
varā -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

varā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ato -
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
paśyanti -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tuṣāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadṛśāni -
sadṛśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “bhavanāni rākṣasīnāṃ sāpsarabhavanā yatha surāṇāṃ ”
bhavanāni -
bhavana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rākṣasīnām -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apsara -
apsara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apsara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavanā* -
bhavana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
surāṇām -
sura (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sura (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

surā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.40

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019