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 64.42

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नानाविधानां गन्धानां दिव्यानां मानुषाण च ।
चतुर्दिशाश्रिता वाता बोधिमण्डे प्रवायेन्सु च ॥ ४२ ॥

nānāvidhānāṃ gandhānāṃ divyānāṃ mānuṣāṇa ca |
caturdiśāśritā vātā bodhimaṇḍe pravāyensu ca || 42 ||

The winds that have their homes in the four quarters, redolent of various celestial and earthly scents, blew on the bodhi throne. (42)
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 (64.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nanavidha, Gandha, Divya, Manusha, Catu, Catus, Disha, Dish, Ashrita, Vata, Bodhimanda, Prava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.42). 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: “nānāvidhānāṃ gandhānāṃ divyānāṃ mānuṣāṇa ca ”
nānāvidhānām -
nānāvidha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

nānāvidha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

nānāvidhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
gandhānām -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

gandhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
divyānām -
divya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

divya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
mānuṣā -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mānuṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṇa -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “caturdiśāśritā vātā bodhimaṇḍe pravāyensu ca ”
catur -
catur (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

catus (noun, neuter)

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

catu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

catu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
diśā -
diśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

diśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

diśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√diś (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
aśritā* -
aśrita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aśritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vātā* -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]
bodhimaṇḍe -
bodhimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pravāye -
prava (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
īn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.42

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019