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 90.29

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नागाश् चाप्य् अथ गन्धर्वा यक्षा कुम्भाण्डराक्षसा ।
सर्वे ततोमुखा आसि येन बोधि महर्षिणो ॥ २९ ॥

nāgāś cāpy atha gandharvā yakṣā kumbhāṇḍarākṣasā |
sarve tatomukhā āsi yena bodhi maharṣiṇo || 29 ||

Nagas, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Kumbhandas and Rakshasas all turned towards the bodhi tree of the great Seer. (29)
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 (90.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Gandharva, Yaksha, Kumbhanda, Raksha, Sarva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mukha, Yena, Yah, Yat, Bodhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.29). 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: “nāgāś cāpy atha gandharvā yakṣā kumbhāṇḍarākṣasā ”
nāgāś -
Cannot analyse cāpy*at
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gandharvā* -
gandharva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gandharvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yakṣā -
yakṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kumbhāṇḍa -
kumbhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rākṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarve tatomukhā āsi yena bodhi maharṣiṇo ”
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tato -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
mukhā* -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
āsi -
√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bodhi -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bodhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse maharṣiṇo

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.29

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019