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 76.8

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न चातिशीतं न च अति-उष्णं ऋतुसुखं अध्वनि ते भवेय ।
पश्यन्तु ते कोलिया शकिया च मुखं रोहिणीम् इव तारकाणि ॥ ८ ॥

na cātiśītaṃ na ca ati-uṣṇaṃ ṛtusukhaṃ adhvani te bhaveya |
paśyantu te koliyā śakiyā ca mukhaṃ rohiṇīm iva tārakāṇi || 8 ||

It is not too cold nor too hot; but it will be seasonably pleasant for thee on thy way. Let the Koliyans and the Shakyans behold thy face as stars behold Rohini. (8)
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 (76.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atishitam, Ati, Ushnam, Ushna, Sukham, Sukha, Adhvan, Adhvani, Tad, Yushmad, Bhava, Bhu, Pashyat, Mukha, Rohini, Iva, Taraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.8). 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: “na cātiśītaṃ na ca ati-uṣṇaṃ ṛtusukhaṃ adhvani te bhaveya ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atiśītam -
atiśītam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uṣṇam -
uṣṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uṣṇa (noun, neuter)

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

uṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṛtu -
ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhvani -
adhvani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhvani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhvani (noun, neuter)

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

adhvan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
bhave -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 2: “paśyantu te koliyā śakiyā ca mukhaṃ rohiṇīm iva tārakāṇi ”
paśyan -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
koliyā -
Cannot analyse śakiyā*ca
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
rohiṇīm -
rohiṇī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tārakāṇi -
tāraka (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.8

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019