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 20.21

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एषा च वर्तति कथा तुषितपुरे सा च अप्रतिमा सुदीपा ।
राज्ञो ऽर्चिमस्य महिषी राजानम् उपेत्य इदम् आह ॥ २१ ॥

eṣā ca vartati kathā tuṣitapure sā ca apratimā sudīpā |
rājño 'rcimasya mahiṣī rājānam upetya idam āha || 21 ||

And such was the talk that went round in the city of Tushita, whilst she, the peerless Sudipa, the chief wife of King Arcimat, went up to him and spoke. She, Sudipa, with eyes like a young fawn’s, radiant like a Gandharva’s wife, and dusky, spoke thus persuasively and sweetly to Arcimat: (21)
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 (20.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Vartat, Katha, Tushita, Pur, Pura, Puri, Apratima, Apratiman, Sudipa, Rajan, Arci, Idam, Mahishi, Rajana, Upetya, Ahan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.21). 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: “eṣā ca vartati kathā tuṣitapure sā ca apratimā sudīpā ”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vartati -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
kathā -
kathā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
pure -
pur (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
apratimā -
apratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

apratiman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sudīpā -
sudīpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “rājño 'rcimasya mahiṣī rājānam upetya idam āha ”
rājño' -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
arcim -
arci (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mahiṣī -
mahiṣī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mahiṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rājānam -
rājāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājāna (noun, neuter)

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

rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
upetya* -
upetya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āha -
āhan (noun, neuter)

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

√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.21

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019