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 20.70

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वीरासने शयन्तिये पोषधिकाये विशुद्धवसनाये ।
स्मृतो संप्रजानो कुशलो मातुः कुक्षिस्मिं ओक्रान्तः ॥ ७० ॥

vīrāsane śayantiye poṣadhikāye viśuddhavasanāye |
smṛto saṃprajāno kuśalo mātuḥ kukṣismiṃ okrāntaḥ || 70 ||

Mindful, self-possessed, and virtuous, he entered the womb of his mother as she lay high up in the palace. A fasting and clothed in pure raiment. (70)
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 (20.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Virasana, Sha, Yat, Yah, Vishuddha, Vasana, Aye, Aya, Kushala, Matri, Matu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.70). 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: “vīrāsane śayantiye poṣadhikāye viśuddhavasanāye ”
vīrāsane -
vīrāsana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
poṣadhikāye -
viśuddha -
viśuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vasanā -
vasana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vasanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aye -
aye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
Line 2: “smṛto saṃprajāno kuśalo mātuḥ kukṣismiṃ okrāntaḥ ”
smṛto -
smṛto (noun, masculine)

[compound]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prajāno -
kuśalo* -
kuśala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mātuḥ -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mātu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Cannot analyse kukṣismim*ok
Cannot analyse okrāntaḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.70

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019