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 78.9

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क्वचिद् वृद्धतापसेहि ध्यानरतिरतेहि निर्झरगतेहि ।
संशोभते वनवरं स्वाध्यायरतेहि च परेहि ॥ ९ ॥

kvacid vṛddhatāpasehi dhyānaratiratehi nirjharagatehi |
saṃśobhate vanavaraṃ svādhyāyaratehi ca parehi || 9 ||

There the fair wood was graced by venerable ascetics whose delight was in the joy of meditation and who had entered the stream, and by others whose delight was in their studies. (9)
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 (78.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Acit, Vriddhata, Apas, Apasa, Dhyana, Ratirata, Nirjhara, Gat, Gata, Gati, Samsha, Tad, Yushmad, Vana, Varam, Vara, Svadhyaya, Rata, Rati, Pare, Para, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.9). 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 vṛddhatāpasehi dhyānaratiratehi nirjharagatehi ”
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]
vṛddhatā -
vṛddhatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apase -
apas (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

apas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

apas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

apasā (noun, feminine)

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

√pas (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ratirate -
ratiratā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]
gate -
gata (noun, masculine)

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

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

gati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “saṃśobhate vanavaraṃ svādhyāyaratehi ca parehi ”
saṃśo -
saṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃśa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

ubha (noun, neuter)

[compound]
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]
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svādhyāya -
svādhyāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svādhyāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rate -
rata (noun, masculine)

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

rata (noun, neuter)

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

ratā (noun, feminine)

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

rati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[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], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [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]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pare -
pare (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, neuter)

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

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

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

pari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.9

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019