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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 64.189
सर्वा सहस्रा स्फुट देवताहि विमान सर्वां विजहिय आगताहि ।
नभे स्थिहित्वा अवकिरि पुष्पचूर्णैः बोधिसत्वं प्रमुदिता ओकिरन्ति ॥ १८९ ॥
sarvā sahasrā sphuṭa devatāhi vimāna sarvāṃ vijahiya āgatāhi |
nabhe sthihitvā avakiri puṣpacūrṇaiḥ bodhisatvaṃ pramuditā okiranti || 189 ||
“The whole world is full of devas who have left all their mansions, and gathered here. Standing in the sky they have scattered powder of flowers; joyfully they have besprinkled the Bodhisattva. (189)
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 (64.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Saru, Sarva, Sphuta, Devata, Ahi, Vimana, Vija, Yah, Agata, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Stha, Hitva, Hitvan, Avakin, Pushpa, Curna, Bodhin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.189). 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: “sarvā sahasrā sphuṭa devatāhi vimāna sarvāṃ vijahiya āgatāhi ”
- sarvā -
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saru (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sahasrā -
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- sphuṭa -
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sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sphuṭ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- devatā -
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devatā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]devata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]devata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vimāna -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvām -
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saru (noun, feminine)[locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vija -
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vija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ya* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āgatā -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nabhe sthihitvā avakiri puṣpacūrṇaiḥ bodhisatvaṃ pramuditā okiranti ”
- nabhe -
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nabh (noun, feminine)[dative single]nabha (noun, masculine)[locative single]nabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nabhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√nabh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sthi -
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sthā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]hitvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]hitvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]
- avaki -
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avakin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avakin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūrṇaiḥ -
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cūrṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]cūrṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satvam -
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satvan (noun, masculine)[adverb]satvan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- pramuditā* -
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- Cannot analyse okiranti
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.189
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit