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 100.12

< Previous

Next >

वैहायसं तिष्ठसि अन्तरीक्षे ओभासयं पंचदशीव चन्द्रो ।
पृच्छाम ते देव महानुभाव कथं ति जानन्ति मनुष्यलोके ॥ १२ ॥

vaihāyasaṃ tiṣṭhasi antarīkṣe obhāsayaṃ paṃcadaśīva candro |
pṛcchāma te deva mahānubhāva kathaṃ ti jānanti manuṣyaloke || 12 ||

In the sky you stand upborne by the air and radiant as the moon of fifteen days. We ask you, O deva of great power, how do they know you in the world of men? (12)
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 (100.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaihayasam, Vaihayasa, Antariksha, Obhasa, Yah, Pancadashi, Pancadashin, Iva, Tad, Yushmad, Deva, Mahanubhava, Katham, Katha, Janat, Manushyaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 100.12). 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: “vaihāyasaṃ tiṣṭhasi antarīkṣe obhāsayaṃ paṃcadaśīva candro ”
vaihāyasam -
vaihāyasam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vaihāyasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaihāyasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tiṣṭhasi -
√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
antarīkṣe -
antarīkṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
obhāsa -
obhāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

obhāsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pañcadaśī -
pañcadaśī (noun, feminine)

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

pañcadaśin (noun, masculine)

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

pañcadaśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse candro
Line 2: “pṛcchāma te deva mahānubhāva kathaṃ ti jānanti manuṣyaloke ”
pṛcchāma -
√praś (verb class 6)

[imperative active first plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
deva -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

mahānubhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse ti*jā
jānanti -
jānanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jānat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third plural]
manuṣyaloke -
manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.12

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019