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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 10.30
चातुर्द्वीपं च ते राज्यं देमि क्षिप्रम् उदीरय ।
एतां सुभाषितां वाचां मा विलम्ब ब्रवीहि मे ति ॥ ३० ॥
cāturdvīpaṃ ca te rājyaṃ demi kṣipram udīraya |
etāṃ subhāṣitāṃ vācāṃ mā vilamba bravīhi me ti || 30 ||
“I give you the sovereignty of the four continents. Quickly speak; do not delay but tell me this wise saying.” (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 (10.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Caturdvipa, Tad, Yushmad, Rajya, Kshipram, Kshipra, Eta, Esha, Subhashita, Vac, Vaca, Mas, Vilamba, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.30). 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: “cāturdvīpaṃ ca te rājyaṃ demi kṣipram udīraya ”
- cāturdvīpam -
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cāturdvīpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāturdvīpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- Cannot analyse demi*kṣ
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īraya -
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√īr (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “etāṃ subhāṣitāṃ vācāṃ mā vilamba bravīhi me ti ”
- etām -
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etā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- subhāṣitām -
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subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vācām -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]vācā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vilamba -
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vilamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilamba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bravīhi -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse ti
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.30
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit