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 36.4

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नृपतिपतिकुलोदितो शाक्यराजात्मजो बालसूर्यप्रकाशो विदू ।
रवितरुणप्रभातिरेकेहि वर्णप्रभैः लक्षणैर् लक्षितांगो वरैः ॥ ४ ॥

nṛpatipatikulodito śākyarājātmajo bālasūryaprakāśo vidū |
ravitaruṇaprabhātirekehi varṇaprabhaiḥ lakṣaṇair lakṣitāṃgo varaiḥ || 4 ||

It is the son of the Shakyan king, the scion of a kingly race. Adorned with his many radiantly beautiful and excellent marks, he is resplendent like the newly risen sun. (4)
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 (36.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pat, Pati, Patin, Kula, Shaki, Shakin, Shakya, Arajan, Atmaja, Balasurya, Prakasha, Vidu, Ravita, Prabha, Ira, Kah, Kim, Varna, Varnan, Lakshana, Lakshita, Angas, Anga, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 36.4). 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: “nṛpatipatikulodito śākyarājātmajo bālasūryaprakāśo vidū ”
nṛpati -
nṛpati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pati -
pati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

patī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

patī (noun, feminine)

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

patī (noun, neuter)

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

patin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

patin (noun, neuter)

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

pat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kulo -
kula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udito -
śākya -
śākī (noun, feminine)

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

śākin (noun, masculine)

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

śākin (noun, neuter)

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

śākya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śākya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
arājā -
arājan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
ātmajo* -
ātmaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bālasūrya -
bālasūrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prakāśo* -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidū -
vidu (noun, masculine)

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

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “ravitaruṇaprabhātirekehi varṇaprabhaiḥ lakṣaṇair lakṣitāṃgo varaiḥ ”
ravita -
ravita (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
ṇa -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prabhāt -
prabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

prabha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ire -
irā (noun, feminine)

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

√ir (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
ke -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

varṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

varṇan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

varṇan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prabhaiḥ -
prabha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

prabha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
lakṣaṇair -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
lakṣitā -
lakṣita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lakṣita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

lakṣitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]

√lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]

√lakṣ -> lakṣitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]

√lakṣ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aṅgo* -
aṅgas (noun, neuter)

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

aṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
varaiḥ -
vara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 36.4

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019