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 76.151

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पुरा तव लोहितचन्दनेन शशिस्य रक्तोपनिभेन काले ।
मनोज्ञगन्धेन सुशीतलेन स्नपका विलिंपेन्सु ते स्नापयित्वा ॥ १५१ ॥

purā tava lohitacandanena śaśisya raktopanibhena kāle |
manojñagandhena suśītalena snapakā viliṃpensu te snāpayitvā || 151 ||

“Formerly bath attendants bathed thee early in the morning and rubbed thee with reddish unguent of sandalwood, coloured like the moon, and pleasantly fragrant and cool. (151)
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 (76.151). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Yushmad, Lohitacandana, Shashi, Sya, Raktri, Rakta, Upanibha, Kale, Kala, Manojna, Gandha, Sushitala, Limpa, Limpi, Tad, Snapayitva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.151). 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: “purā tava lohitacandanena śaśisya raktopanibhena kāle ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
lohitacandanena -
lohitacandana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śaśi -
śaśī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sya -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
rakto -
rakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

raktṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

raktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
upanibhena -
upanibha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

upanibha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “manojñagandhena suśītalena snapakā viliṃpensu te snāpayitvā ”
manojña -
manojña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manojña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gandhena -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
suśītalena -
suśītala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

suśītala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse snapakā*vi
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
limpe -
limpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

limpi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√lip (verb class 6)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
snāpayitvā -
snāpayitvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.151

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019