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 26.10

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चतुरो पि लोकपाला प्रमुदितमनसा विगतमदनमाना ।
नटकरजविधमनकरा धारेन्सु धरणिधरसमस्य ॥ १० ॥

caturo pi lokapālā pramuditamanasā vigatamadanamānā |
naṭakarajavidhamanakarā dhārensu dharaṇidharasamasya || 10 ||

While the Four Guardians of the world, with joyful hearts and free of pride and conceit, laid the dust raised by the dancers, and held up five hundred sunshades for one who is the equal of him who bears the earth. (10)
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 (26.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lokapala, Pramudita, Anasa, Vigata, Adana, Nataka, Raja, Vidhamana, Kara, Dhara, Dhari, Dharanidhara, Sama, Samasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.10). 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: “caturo pi lokapālā pramuditamanasā vigatamadanamānā ”
caturo -
Cannot analyse pi*lo
lokapālā -
lokapālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pramuditam -
pramudita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramudita (noun, neuter)

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

pramuditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anasā* -
anasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vigatam -
vigata (noun, neuter)

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

vigata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vigatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adanam -
adana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ān -
a (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “naṭakarajavidhamanakarā dhārensu dharaṇidharasamasya ”
naṭaka -
naṭaka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√raj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√rañj (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhamana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karā* -
kara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dhāre -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dhāra (noun, neuter)

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

dhārā (noun, feminine)

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

dhāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dhāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharaṇidhara -
dharaṇidhara (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

samasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.10

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019