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 94.47

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उत्तरस्मिं दिशोभागे कैलासो नाम पर्वतः ।
आवासो यक्षसंघानां राक्षसानां निवेशनं ॥ ४७ ॥

uttarasmiṃ diśobhāge kailāso nāma parvataḥ |
āvāso yakṣasaṃghānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ niveśanaṃ || 47 ||

In the region of the northern quarter is a mountain called Kailasa, the abode of the Yaksha hosts and the home of the Rakshasas. (47)
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 (94.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dishas, Dish, Disha, Bhaga, Kailasa, Naman, Parvata, Parvat, Avasa, Yaksha, Sangha, Rakshasa, Niveshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.47). 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: “uttarasmiṃ diśobhāge kailāso nāma parvataḥ ”
Cannot analyse uttarasmim*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]
kailāso* -
kailāsa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
parvataḥ -
parvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √parv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]

√parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]

√parv (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “āvāso yakṣasaṃghānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ niveśanaṃ ”
āvāso* -
āvāsa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yakṣ (verb class 1)

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

[genitive plural]

saṅgha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
rākṣasānām -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
niveśanam -
niveśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niveśana (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.47

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019