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 78.8

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क्वचिद् भ्रमरमधुकरिभिश् चूर्णितकुसुमेहि पादपसमीपं ।
कृतसंस्तरा विचित्रा हरिणशकुनलीलिता स्थान्ति ॥ ८ ॥

kvacid bhramaramadhukaribhiś cūrṇitakusumehi pādapasamīpaṃ |
kṛtasaṃstarā vicitrā hariṇaśakunalīlitā sthānti || 8 ||

Here around a tree where bees made honey from pollen-laden flowers there flocked in play vari-coloured gazelles and birds. (8)
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 (78.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Acit, Bhramara, Dhuka, Curnita, Kusuma, Kusumi, Padapa, Samipa, Krita, Samstara, Vicitra, Harina, Sha, Kunalin, Ilita, Stha, Anti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.8). 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: “kvacid bhramaramadhukaribhiś cūrṇitakusumehi pādapasamīpaṃ ”
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acid -
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]
bhramaram -
bhramara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhramarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhuka -
dhuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ri -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
ibhiś -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
cūrṇita -
cūrṇita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cūrṇita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kusume -
kusuma (noun, masculine)

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

kusuma (noun, neuter)

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

kusumi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kusumi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kusumā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
samīpam -
samīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samīpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

samīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kṛtasaṃstarā vicitrā hariṇaśakunalīlitā sthānti ”
kṛta -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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 (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]
saṃstarā* -
saṃstara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vicitrā* -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

hariṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śa -
śa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kunalī -
kunalin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
ilitā -
√il -> ilitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √il class 10 verb], [nominative single from √il]
sthā -
stha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

stha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sthā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019