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 64.13

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तूर्यं च शतसहस्रसंप्रघुष्टं उपरि नभं स्फुटं सर्वदेवताहि ।
दिव्यं प्रहाय चन्दनस्य चूर्णं अथ पुनर् अन्ये पताकच्छत्रहस्ता ॥ १३ ॥

tūryaṃ ca śatasahasrasaṃpraghuṣṭaṃ upari nabhaṃ sphuṭaṃ sarvadevatāhi |
divyaṃ prahāya candanasya cūrṇaṃ atha punar anye patākacchatrahastā || 13 ||

A hundred thousand musical instruments played in the sky above, which was thronged by all the devas. They let fall celestial powder of sandal-wood, and others held banners and sunshades in their hands. (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 (64.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Turya, Shatasahasra, Praghushta, Upari, Nabh, Nabha, Sphutam, Sphuta, Sarvadevata, Ahi, Divya, Prahaya, Candana, Curna, Atha, Punar, Anya, Pataka, Ccha, Tri, Tra, Ahasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.13). 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: “tūryaṃ ca śatasahasrasaṃpraghuṣṭaṃ upari nabhaṃ sphuṭaṃ sarvadevatāhi ”
tūryam -
tūrya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tūrya (noun, neuter)

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

tūryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatasahasra -
śatasahasra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
praghuṣṭam -
praghuṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praghuṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

praghuṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upari -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nabham -
nabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nabhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

nabh (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sphuṭam -
sphuṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

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

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvadevatā -
sarvadevata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvadevata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvadevatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Line 2: “divyaṃ prahāya candanasya cūrṇaṃ atha punar anye patākacchatrahastā ”
divyam -
divya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

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

divyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prahāya -
prahāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prahāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
candanasya -
candana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

candana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cūrṇam -
cūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cūrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

cūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anye -
anya (noun, neuter)

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

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
patāka -
patāka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tra -
tṛ (noun, neuter)

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

tra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ahastā -
ahastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.13

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019