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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 10.29
राजानं नागभुजं नाम तद्दासो इदम् अब्रवीत् ।
चातुर्द्वीपेन राज्येन शक्यं प्राप्तुं सुभाषितं ॥ २९ ॥
rājānaṃ nāgabhujaṃ nāma taddāso idam abravīt |
cāturdvīpena rājyena śakyaṃ prāptuṃ subhāṣitaṃ || 29 ||
His slave said to a king named Nagabhuja, “In return for the sovereignty of the four continents you may have a wise saying.” (29)
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 (10.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajan, Rajana, Naga, Bhuj, Bhuja, Naman, Tad, Tat, Idam, Caturdvipa, Rajya, Shakya, Pra, Aptu, Subhashita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “rājānaṃ nāgabhujaṃ nāma taddāso idam abravīt ”
- rājānam -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujam -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhujā (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhuj (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dāso -
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- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “cāturdvīpena rājyena śakyaṃ prāptuṃ subhāṣitaṃ ”
- cāturdvīpena -
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cāturdvīpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cāturdvīpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rājyena -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rājya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aptum -
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aptu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]aptu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- subhāṣitam -
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subhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]subhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.29
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit