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 78.4

हिमवन्तपादपार्श्वे चण्डोग्रे चण्डपर्वते रम्ये ।
तापसकुल-आश्रमेहि क्वचित् क्वचि कृताभ्यलंकारे ॥ ४ ॥

himavantapādapārśve caṇḍogre caṇḍaparvate ramye |
tāpasakula-āśramehi kvacit kvaci kṛtābhyalaṃkāre || 4 ||

It was on the slope of the lower Himalayas, on pleasant Candagiri, which was adorned all over with the retreats of austere men; (4)

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

Himavanta, Pada, Parshva, Parshvi, Candogra, Canda, Parvata, Parvati, Parvat, Ramya, Tapasa, Kula, Ashrama, Kva, Acit, Krit, Krita, Abhyalankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.4). 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: “himavantapādapārśve caṇḍogre caṇḍaparvate ramye
  • himavanta -
  • himavanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    himavanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāda -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • caṇḍogre -
  • caṇḍogrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    caṇḍogra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caṇḍogra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • caṇḍa -
  • caṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parvate -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parvati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √parv class 1 verb]
    parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √parv class 1 verb]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • ramye -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative single from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    ram (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • Line 2: “tāpasakula-āśramehi kvacit kvaci kṛtābhyalaṃkāre
  • tāpasa -
  • tāpasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāpasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kula* -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśrame -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    āśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse kvaci*kṛ
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • abhyalaṅkāre -
  • abhyalaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.4

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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