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 20.31

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अथ सा अमरवधुनिभा देवी उत्थाय आसनवरातो ।
अब्रवीत् महीपतिवरं आदित्ये अस्तमितमात्रे ॥ ३१ ॥

atha sā amaravadhunibhā devī utthāya āsanavarāto |
abravīt mahīpativaraṃ āditye astamitamātre || 31 ||

“I will cultivate harmlessness towards living things, and live the chaste life. I will abstain from theft, intoxication, and frivolous speech. (31)
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 (20.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Amara, Vadhu, Nibha, Devi, Devin, Utthaya, Uttha, Asana, Vara, Atu, Varam, Aditya, Astamita, Atra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.31). 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: “atha sā amaravadhunibhā devī utthāya āsanavarāto ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
amara -
amara (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vadhū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nibhā* -
nibha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nibhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
utthāya -
utthāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

uttha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
āsana -
āsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varā -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

varā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

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

[vocative single]
Line 2: “abravīt mahīpativaraṃ āditye astamitamātre ”
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
mahīpati -
mahīpati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āditye -
āditya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āditya (noun, neuter)

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

ādityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
astamitam -
astamita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

astamita (noun, neuter)

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

astamitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātre -
ātra (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.31

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019