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 11.41

मणिरतनम् अनुपमवर्णं वैडूर्येण शीरम् अनुपसंपन्ना ।
लभति प्रमदां मनापां रतनवरम् अनन्तबलवीर्यैः ॥ ४१ ॥

maṇiratanam anupamavarṇaṃ vaiḍūryeṇa śīram anupasaṃpannā |
labhati pramadāṃ manāpāṃ ratanavaram anantabalavīryaiḥ || 41 ||

... (41)

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 (11.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mani, Atana, Anupama, Varna, Vaidurya, Shira, Anupa, Sampanna, Labhat, Pramad, Pramada, Manapa, Rata, Navaram, Navara, Ananta, Balavirya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.41). 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: “maṇiratanam anupamavarṇaṃ vaiḍūryeṇa śīram anupasaṃpannā
  • maṇir -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atanam -
  • atana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • anupama -
  • anupama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anupama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • vaiḍūryeṇa -
  • vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śīram -
  • śīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anupa -
  • anupa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anupa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampannā -
  • sampannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “labhati pramadāṃ manāpāṃ ratanavaram anantabalavīryaiḥ
  • labhati -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • pramadām -
  • pramad (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    pramadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • manāpām -
  • manāpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • navaram -
  • navaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    navara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ananta -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • balavīryaiḥ -
  • balavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.41

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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