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 51.2

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का नु विद्युद् इवाभासि सरसि विय तारकाः ।
ताम्रपादपयष्टिर् वा पुष्पिता वनम् अन्तरे ॥ २ ॥

kā nu vidyud ivābhāsi sarasi viya tārakāḥ |
tāmrapādapayaṣṭir vā puṣpitā vanam antare || 2 ||

Who, tell me, are you who gleam like the lightning, like a star reflected in a pool, or like a twig of the tamra tree blossoming in the wood? (2)
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 (51.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyut, Iva, Abhasin, Saras, Sarasi, Taraka, Tamra, Padapa, Yashti, Pushpita, Vana, Antare, Antara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.2). 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: “kā nu vidyud ivābhāsi sarasi viya tārakāḥ ”
kā* -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vidyud -
vidyut (noun, masculine)

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

vidyut (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ābhāsi -
ābhāsin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ābhāsin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sarasi -
sarasī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

saras (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sṛ (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
tārakāḥ -
tāraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tārakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tāmrapādapayaṣṭir vā puṣpitā vanam antare ”
tāmra -
tāmra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāmra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
yaṣṭir -
yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
puṣpitā* -
puṣpita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

puṣpitā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
antare -
antare (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

antara (noun, neuter)

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

antarā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.2

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019