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 64.36

ते देवसंघा मुदिता सर्वे हर्षितमानसाः ।
पुष्पमेघसमानोघाः तामकासि वसुन्धरां ॥ ३६ ॥

te devasaṃghā muditā sarve harṣitamānasāḥ |
puṣpameghasamānoghāḥ tāmakāsi vasundharāṃ || 36 ||

The hosts of devas all rejoicing and exhilarated made this earth a billowy cloud of flowers. (36)

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 (64.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Devasangha, Mudita, Sarva, Harshita, Anasa, Pushpamegha, Samana, Gha, Tama, Kas, Kasin, Kasi, Vasundhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.36). 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: “te devasaṃghā muditā sarve harṣitamānasāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • devasaṅghā* -
  • devasaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • muditā -
  • muditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mud class 10 verb]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • harṣitam -
  • harṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛṣ -> harṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √hṛṣ]
    hṛṣ -> harṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √hṛṣ]
    hṛṣ -> harṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √hṛṣ]
    hṛṣ -> harṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛṣ]
    hṛṣ -> harṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ], [accusative single from √hṛṣ]
  • ānasāḥ -
  • ānasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ānasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “puṣpameghasamānoghāḥ tāmakāsi vasundharāṃ
  • puṣpamegha -
  • puṣpamegha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāno -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghāḥ -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāsi -
  • kāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kāsī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kāsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kās (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vasundharām -
  • vasundharā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.36

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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