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 94.30

अनुराधा च ज्येष्ठा च मूलश् च दृढवीर्यवान् ।
उभे आषाढे भिजिच् च श्रवणा भवति सप्तमी ॥ ३० ॥

anurādhā ca jyeṣṭhā ca mūlaś ca dṛḍhavīryavān |
ubhe āṣāḍhe bhijic ca śravaṇā bhavati saptamī || 30 ||

Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Mula, steady and strong, the twin Ashadhas, Bhiji, and the seventh, Shravana. (30)

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 (94.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Dridhavirya, Vat, Ubha, Ashadha, Ashadhi, Bha, Jit, Shravana, Shravanas, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Saptami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.30). 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: “anurādhā ca jyeṣṭhā ca mūlaś ca dṛḍhavīryavān
  • anurādhā -
  • anurādhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyeṣṭhā -
  • jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlaś -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛḍhavīrya -
  • dṛḍhavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍhavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ubhe āṣāḍhe bhijic ca śravaṇā bhavati saptamī
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āṣāḍhe -
  • āṣāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āṣāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āṣāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āṣāḍhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jic -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇā* -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śravaṇas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saptamī -
  • saptamī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.30

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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