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 76.165

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पुरा तुवं गोष्ठिकतूलिकासु अजिनास्तृते क्षोमसुखोपधाने ।
सुवर्णपादे शयने महान्ते त्वं मोदसे मुक्तपुष्पावकीर्णे ॥ १६५ ॥

purā tuvaṃ goṣṭhikatūlikāsu ajināstṛte kṣomasukhopadhāne |
suvarṇapāde śayane mahānte tvaṃ modase muktapuṣpāvakīrṇe || 165 ||

“Formerly, among rugs of wool and cotton, thou didst take thy joy on a high couch spread with antelope skin and soft cushions of silk, fitted with feet of gold, and strewn with garlands of flowers. (165)
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 (76.165). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Goshthika, Tulika, Ajina, Trita, Kshoma, Sukhopadhana, Suvarna, Pada, Shayana, Mahanta, Tva, Yushmad, Muktapushpa, Avakirna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.165). 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: “purā tuvaṃ goṣṭhikatūlikāsu ajināstṛte kṣomasukhopadhāne ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
goṣṭhika -
goṣṭhika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

goṣṭhika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tūlikāsu -
tūlikā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ajinās -
ajina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√ji (verb class 9)

[imperfect active second single]

√jyā (verb class 9)

[imperfect active second single]
tṛte -
tṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tṛta (noun, neuter)

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

tṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṣoma -
kṣoma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣoma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sukhopadhāne -
sukhopadhāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “suvarṇapāde śayane mahānte tvaṃ modase muktapuṣpāvakīrṇe ”
suvarṇa -
suvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suvarṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāde -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śayane -
śayana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śayana (noun, neuter)

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

śayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mahānte -
mahānta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahānta (noun, neuter)

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

mahāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
modase -
√mud (verb class 1)

[present middle second single]
muktapuṣpā -
muktapuṣpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avakīrṇe -
avakīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avakīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

avakīrṇā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.165

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019