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 90.9
भूम्यां देवां उपादाय शुद्धावासां स्वयंप्रभां ।
एषा परंपरा आसि देवताहि परिस्फुटा ॥ ९ ॥
bhūmyāṃ devāṃ upādāya śuddhāvāsāṃ svayaṃprabhāṃ |
eṣā paraṃparā āsi devatāhi parisphuṭā || 9 ||
With the devas of earth were self-luminous Shuddhavasa devas; every place, from one quarter to another, swarmed with devas. (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 (90.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhumi, Bhumya, Deva, Upadaya, Shuddhavasa, Svayamprabha, Esha, Parampara, Devata, Ahi, Parisphuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.9). 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: “bhūmyāṃ devāṃ upādāya śuddhāvāsāṃ svayaṃprabhāṃ ”
- bhūmyām -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhūmyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhūmī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- devām -
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devā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upādāya -
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upādāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śuddhāvāsā -
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śuddhāvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- svayamprabhām -
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svayamprabhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “eṣā paraṃparā āsi devatāhi parisphuṭā ”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramparā* -
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parampara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paramparā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- devatā -
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devatā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]devata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]devata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- parisphuṭā -
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parisphuṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.9
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit