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 64.134

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चक्रं च नागो हयवरो मंजुकेशो वैडूर्यमणिरतनं विशिष्टं ।
स्त्री च श्रेष्ठा धनधरो खड्गहस्तो परिणायको रत्ना भवन्ति सप्त ॥ १३४ ॥

cakraṃ ca nāgo hayavaro maṃjukeśo vaiḍūryamaṇiratanaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ |
strī ca śreṣṭhā dhanadharo khaḍgahasto pariṇāyako ratnā bhavanti sapta || 134 ||

“The wheel, the elephant, the lovely-maned horse, the rare jewel beryl, the excellent woman, the armed treasurer, the counsellor—these treasures are thine. (134)
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 (64.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cakra, Naga, Haya, Vara, Varas, Manju, Kesha, Vaiduryamani, Atana, Vishishta, Stri, Shreshtha, Dhana, Parinayaka, Ratna, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sapta, Saptan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.134). 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: “cakraṃ ca nāgo hayavaro maṃjukeśo vaiḍūryamaṇiratanaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ ”
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāgo* -
nāga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√hay (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
varo* -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

mañju (noun, neuter)

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

mañju (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
keśo* -
keśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaiḍūryamaṇir -
vaiḍūryamaṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atanam -
atana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atana (noun, neuter)

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

√tan (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
viśiṣṭam -
viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “strī ca śreṣṭhā dhanadharo khaḍgahasto pariṇāyako ratnā bhavanti sapta ”
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭhā* -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dharo -
khaḍgahasto -
pariṇāyako* -
pariṇāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ratnā* -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ratnā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.134

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019