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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 7.39
ते च दुन्दुभिन नादं नदन्तं श्रुत्व शासनकरा सुगतस्य ।
भूमिकम्पम् अनुदृश्य च घोरं काश्यपं धुतरजं इदम् ऊचुः ॥ ३९ ॥
te ca dundubhina nādaṃ nadantaṃ śrutva śāsanakarā sugatasya |
bhūmikampam anudṛśya ca ghoraṃ kāśyapaṃ dhutarajaṃ idam ūcuḥ || 39 ||
And when they who were establishing the Sugata’s teaching heard the echoing sound of the drums and saw the terrible quaking of the earth, they spoke thus to the saintly Kashyapa:— (39)
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 (7.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Dundubhi, Nada, Nadat, Shrut, Sugata, Bhumikampa, Anu, Drishya, Ghoram, Ghora, Kashyapa, Dhuta, Raja, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.39). 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: “te ca dundubhina nādaṃ nadantaṃ śrutva śāsanakarā sugatasya ”
- te -
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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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dundubhi -
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dundubhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dundubhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dundubhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dundubhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nādam -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nadantam -
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nadat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√nad -> nadat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nad class 1 verb]
- śrut -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāsanakarā -
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- sugatasya -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sugata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “bhūmikampam anudṛśya ca ghoraṃ kāśyapaṃ dhutarajaṃ idam ūcuḥ ”
- bhūmikampam -
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bhūmikampa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dṛśya -
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dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]dṛśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghoram -
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ghoram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāśyapam -
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kāśyapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāśyapa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhuta -
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dhuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rajam -
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raja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūcuḥ -
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√uc (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.39
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit