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 94.37

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पश्चिमस्मिं दिशोभागे अस्तो नामेन पर्वतो ।
आवर्तो चन्द्रसूर्याणां अस्तो अर्थं ददातु वो ।
सो पि वो अभिपालेतु भूमीये भवनेन च ॥ ३७ ॥

paścimasmiṃ diśobhāge asto nāmena parvato |
āvarto candrasūryāṇāṃ asto arthaṃ dadātu vo |
so pi vo abhipāletu bhūmīye bhavanena ca || 37 ||

In the region of the western quarter is a mountain called Asta, where the moon and sun turn round. May Asta give you wealth. May it, too, watch over you abroad and at home. (37)
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 (94.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dishas, Dish, Disha, Bhaga, Astri, Asta, Naman, Nami, Ina, Candrasurya, Astu, Artha, Abhipala, Bhumi, Bhavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.37). 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: “paścimasmiṃ diśobhāge asto nāmena parvato ”
Cannot analyse paścimasmim*di
diśo -
diśas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

diśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāge -
bhāga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhāga (noun, neuter)

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

bhāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
asto* -
astṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

asta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāme -
nāman (noun, neuter)

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

nāmi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ina -
ina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse parvato
Line 2: “āvarto candrasūryāṇāṃ asto arthaṃ dadātu vo ”
āvarto -
candrasūryāṇām -
candrasūrya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
asto -
astu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

astu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dadātu -
√dā (verb class 3)

[imperative active third single]
Cannot analyse vo
Line 3: “so pi vo abhipāletu bhūmīye bhavanena ca ”
so -
so (noun, feminine)

[compound]
Cannot analyse pi*vo
vo -
abhipāle -
abhipāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhūmī -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

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

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

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

bhūmī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

bhūmī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

bhūmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iye -
ī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
bhavanena -
bhavana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhavana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.37

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019