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 35.47

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अथ कनकम् अष्टपादं सुविचित्रकिलञ्जकं मणिविचित्रं ।
प्रक्षप्तम् आसनवरं तत्र निषीदे अनुज्ञातो ॥ ४७ ॥

atha kanakam aṣṭapādaṃ suvicitrakilañjakaṃ maṇivicitraṃ |
prakṣaptam āsanavaraṃ tatra niṣīde anujñāto || 47 ||

There was a special couch with its eight legs of gold, with bright cushions, and studded with gems. On it Asita sat down as bidden. (47)
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 (35.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Kanaka, Ashtapada, Ashtapad, Suvicitra, Kilanja, Kah, Mani, Vicitram, Vicitra, Pra, Kshapta, Asana, Varam, Vara, Tatra, Anujna, Atu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.47). 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 kanakam aṣṭapādaṃ suvicitrakilañjakaṃ maṇivicitraṃ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kanakam -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

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

kanakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aṣṭapādam -
aṣṭapāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṣṭapāda (noun, neuter)

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

aṣṭapādā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

aṣṭapad (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
suvicitra -
suvicitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suvicitra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
maṇi -
maṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

maṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

maṇī (noun, feminine)

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

maṇī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vicitram -
vicitram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vicitra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

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

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “prakṣaptam āsanavaraṃ tatra niṣīde anujñāto ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣaptam -
√kṣap -> kṣapta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṣap class 1 verb]

√kṣap -> kṣapta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṣap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣap class 1 verb]
āsana -
āsana (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse niṣīde*an
anujñā -
anujñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āto -
ātu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.47

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019