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 21.50

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ततो पुण्यगन्धा सुखोष्णा प्रभूता लहुं प्रेमणीया हिता मानुषाणां ।
शिवा नन्दनीया तुषारानुबद्धा दुवे वारिधारा नभे उद्गतासुः ॥ ५० ॥

tato puṇyagandhā sukhoṣṇā prabhūtā lahuṃ premaṇīyā hitā mānuṣāṇāṃ |
śivā nandanīyā tuṣārānubaddhā duve vāridhārā nabhe udgatāsuḥ || 50 ||

Two pitchers of water suddenly appeared in the sky, one fragrant, pleasantly warm, agreeable and beneficial to man, the other healthful, invigorating and icy cold. (50)
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 (21.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punyagandha, Sukhoshna, Prabhuta, Hum, Premaniya, Hita, Manusha, Shiva, Nandaniya, Tushara, Anubaddha, Varidhara, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Udgatasu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.50). 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: “tato puṇyagandhā sukhoṣṇā prabhūtā lahuṃ premaṇīyā hitā mānuṣāṇāṃ ”
tato -
puṇyagandhā -
puṇyagandhā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
prabhūtā* -
prabhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prabhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
la -
la (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hum -
hum (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
premaṇīyā* -
premaṇīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

premaṇīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hitā* -
hita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hitā (noun, feminine)

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

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
mānuṣāṇām -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mānuṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “śivā nandanīyā tuṣārānubaddhā duve vāridhārā nabhe udgatāsuḥ ”
śivā* -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nandanīyā -
√nand -> nandanīyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √nand class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nand]
tuṣārā -
tuṣāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tuṣāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tuṣārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anubaddhā* -
anubaddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anubaddhā (noun, feminine)

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

[dative single]
vāridhārā* -
vāridhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāridhārā (noun, feminine)

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

[dative single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

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

nabhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
udgatāsuḥ -
udgatāsu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

udgatāsu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.50

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019