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 25.13

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श्वेताश्वा श्वेत रथा श्वेत रश्मिप्रतोदयष्टी च ।
श्वेता च पंच ककुदा श्वेता वस्त्रा अलंकाराः ॥ १३ ॥

śvetāśvā śveta rathā śveta raśmipratodayaṣṭī ca |
śvetā ca paṃca kakudā śvetā vastrā alaṃkārāḥ || 13 ||

White horses and chariots, white reins, whips and staves, five white insignia, and white garments and decorations. (13)
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 (25.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvetashva, Shveta, Rashmi, Pratodayashti, Panca, Pancan, Kakud, Vastra, Alankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 25.13). 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: “śvetāśvā śveta rathā śveta raśmipratodayaṣṭī ca ”
śvetāśvā -
śvetāśvā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śveta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rathā -
śveta -
śveta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śveta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
raśmi -
raśmi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

raśmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

raśmī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

raśmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pratodayaṣṭī -
pratodayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “śvetā ca paṃca kakudā śvetā vastrā alaṃkārāḥ ”
śvetā -
śvetā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental single]
śvetā* -
śveta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śvetā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 25.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019