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 94.49

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अष्टाविंशति नक्षत्रा सप्तसप्त चतुर्दिशं ।
सह चन्द्रमसूर्येहि त्रिंशद् भोन्ति अनूनकं ॥ ४९ ॥

aṣṭāviṃśati nakṣatrā saptasapta caturdiśaṃ |
saha candramasūryehi triṃśad bhonti anūnakaṃ || 49 ||

Eight and twenty constellations, seven for each of the four quarters, with the moon and sun making a full thirty. (49)
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 (94.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sapta, Saptan, Caturdisham, Saha, Candrama, Suri, Surin, Surya, Anunaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.49). 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: “aṣṭāviṃśati nakṣatrā saptasapta caturdiśaṃ ”
aṣṭāviṃśati -
aṣṭāviṃśati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nakṣatrā -
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
caturdiśam -
caturdiśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “saha candramasūryehi triṃśad bhonti anūnakaṃ ”
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
candrama -
candrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

candrama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūrye -
sūri (noun, masculine)

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

sūrī (noun, feminine)

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

sūrin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

sūrya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sūrya (noun, neuter)

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

sūryā (noun, feminine)

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

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr (verb class 10)

[present passive first single]

√sūr (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
ehi -
ehi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
triṃśad -
Cannot analyse bhonti*an
anūnakam -
anūnaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anūnaka (noun, neuter)

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

anūnakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.49

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019