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 94.50

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द्वात्रिंशद् देवकन्यावो अष्ट अष्ट चतुर्दिशं ।
चत्वारश् च महाराजा लोकपाला यशस्विनः ।
प्रज्वलमानवर्णेन रक्षन्ति चतुर्दिशं ॥ ५० ॥

dvātriṃśad devakanyāvo aṣṭa aṣṭa caturdiśaṃ |
catvāraś ca mahārājā lokapālā yaśasvinaḥ |
prajvalamānavarṇena rakṣanti caturdiśaṃ || 50 ||

Two and thirty deva maidens, eight for each of the four quarters. Four Great Kings, glorious guardians of the world, with blazing radiance guard the four quarters. (50)
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 (94.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvatrimshat, Devakanya, Ashta, Ashtan, Caturdisham, Catu, Ara, Maharaja, Lokapala, Yashasvin, Yashasvi, Pra, Jvala, Anava, Rina, Rakshat, Rakshanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.50). 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: “dvātriṃśad devakanyāvo aṣṭa aṣṭa caturdiśaṃ ”
dvātriṃśad -
dvātriṃśat (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
devakanyā -
devakanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avo -
aṣṭa -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √aś]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √aś]

aṣṭan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

aṣṭan (noun, neuter)

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

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
aṣṭa -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √aś]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √aś]

aṣṭan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

aṣṭan (noun, neuter)

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

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
caturdiśam -
caturdiśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “catvāraś ca mahārājā lokapālā yaśasvinaḥ ”
catvā -
catu (noun, masculine)

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

catu (noun, neuter)

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

catu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
āraś -
āra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[aorist active second single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahārājā* -
mahārāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahārājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
lokapālā* -
lokapāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lokapālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yaśasvinaḥ -
yaśasvin (noun, masculine)

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

yaśasvin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yaśasvī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “prajvalamānavarṇena rakṣanti caturdiśaṃ ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jvalam -
jvala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ānavar -
ānava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ānava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṛṇena -
ṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
rakṣanti -
√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ -> rakṣantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
caturdiśam -
caturdiśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.50

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019