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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 7.41
तान् उवाच धुतधर्मसमंगी काश्यपो जिनसुतां वशिभूतां ।
एते सन्निपतिता मरुसंघा श्रुत्व शासनवरं सुसमग्र्यं ॥ ४१ ॥
tān uvāca dhutadharmasamaṃgī kāśyapo jinasutāṃ vaśibhūtāṃ |
ete sannipatitā marusaṃghā śrutva śāsanavaraṃ susamagryaṃ || 41 ||
And the pious Kashyapa replied to the holy sons of the Conqueror: “These companies of devas have assembled because they have heard the harmonious recital of the doctrine. (41)
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 (7.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhuta, Dharma, Dharman, Samangin, Kashyapa, Jina, Sut, Suta, Vashi, Vashin, Bhuta, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Sannipatita, Maru, Shrut, Shasana, Varam, Vara, Susa, Agrya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.41). 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: “tān uvāca dhutadharmasamaṃgī kāśyapo jinasutāṃ vaśibhūtāṃ ”
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- dhuta -
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dhuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samaṅgī -
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samaṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāśyapo* -
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kāśyapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sutām -
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sut (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sut (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- vaśi -
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vaśi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaśi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vaśī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūtām -
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bhūtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third dual]
- Line 2: “ete sannipatitā marusaṃghā śrutva śāsanavaraṃ susamagryaṃ ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- sannipatitā* -
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sannipatita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sannipatitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- maru -
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maru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]marū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]marū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]marū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṅghā -
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- 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]
- śāsana -
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śāsana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śāsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- susam -
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susa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]susa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- agryam -
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agrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.41
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit