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 64.160

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यद् एष जातो असदृश पुण्यवन्तो कम्पे सशैला वसुमति षड्विकारं ।
ओभासिता दश दिशता अभूषि दिव्या च वाद्या अघट्टिता संप्रवाद्यि ॥ १६० ॥

yad eṣa jāto asadṛśa puṇyavanto kampe saśailā vasumati ṣaḍvikāraṃ |
obhāsitā daśa diśatā abhūṣi divyā ca vādyā aghaṭṭitā saṃpravādyi || 160 ||

“When this peerless, virtuous man was born, the earth with its rocks shook six times. The ten quarters of the world were all lit up. Celestial musical instruments gave forth music without anyone playing them. (160)
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 (64.160). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Esha, Jatu, Asadrisha, Kampa, Sashaila, Vasumat, Vasumati, Shadvikaram, Shadvikara, Dasha, Dashan, Abhu, Ush, Divi, Divya, Vadi, Vadya, Ghattitri, Ghattita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.160). 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: “yad eṣa jāto asadṛśa puṇyavanto kampe saśailā vasumati ṣaḍvikāraṃ ”
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jāto -
jātu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
asadṛśa -
asadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asadṛśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṇyavanto -
kampe -
kampa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kampā (noun, feminine)

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

kampa (noun, neuter)

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

√kamp (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
saśailā* -
saśaila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vasumati -
vasumati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vasumatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vasumat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vasumat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ṣaḍvikāram -
ṣaḍvikāram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṣaḍvikāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍvikāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “obhāsitā daśa diśatā abhūṣi divyā ca vādyā aghaṭṭitā saṃpravādyi ”
Cannot analyse obhāsitā*da
daśa -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

daśan (noun, neuter)

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

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
diśatā -
√diś (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
abhū -
abhū (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
uṣi -
uṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
divyā -
divī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vādyā* -
vādi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vādya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vādyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad], [vocative plural from √vad]

√vad -> vādyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad], [vocative plural from √vad], [accusative plural from √vad]

vādī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghaṭṭitā -
ghaṭṭitṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ghaṭṭitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]

√ghaṭṭ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
Cannot analyse sampravādyi

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.160

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019