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 90.11

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आभा च विपुला मुक्ता बुद्धक्षेत्रं परिस्फुटं ।
भवाग्रलोकधातूयो अग्निशुभ्रा व तिष्ठति ॥ ११ ॥

ābhā ca vipulā muktā buddhakṣetraṃ parisphuṭaṃ |
bhavāgralokadhātūyo agniśubhrā va tiṣṭhati || 11 ||

A rich radiance was shed wherewith the Buddha-field was suffused. The highest parts of the world-system became the colour of fire. (11)
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 (90.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abha, Vipula, Mukta, Buddhakshetra, Parisphutam, Parisphuta, Bhavagra, Lokadhatu, Shubhra, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.11). 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: “ābhā ca vipulā muktā buddhakṣetraṃ parisphuṭaṃ ”
ābhā -
ābhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vipulā* -
vipula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vipulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
muktā* -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

muktā (noun, feminine)

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

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

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

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

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

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

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

√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
buddhakṣetram -
buddhakṣetra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
parisphuṭam -
parisphuṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parisphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parisphuṭa (noun, neuter)

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

parisphuṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “bhavāgralokadhātūyo agniśubhrā va tiṣṭhati ”
bhavāgra -
bhavāgra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lokadhātū -
lokadhātu (noun, masculine)

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

lokadhātu (noun, feminine)

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

lokadhātu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uyo -
agni -
agni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śubhrā* -
śubhra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śubhrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.11

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019