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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 11.24
अतः प्रभृति भूयिष्ठा भवन्ति वदतां वराः ।
शिष्या देवातिदेवानां संबुद्धानां यशस्विनां ॥ २४ ॥
ataḥ prabhṛti bhūyiṣṭhā bhavanti vadatāṃ varāḥ |
śiṣyā devātidevānāṃ saṃbuddhānāṃ yaśasvināṃ || 24 ||
Henceforth, they become the most excellent of eloquent men, pupils of the glorious perfect Buddhas, the devas above all other devas. (24)
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 (11.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atah, Bhuyishtha, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vadat, Vara, Shishya, Devatideva, Sambuddha, Yashasvin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ataḥ prabhṛti bhūyiṣṭhā bhavanti vadatāṃ varāḥ ”
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prabhṛti -
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prabhṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhūyiṣṭhā* -
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bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vadatām -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- varāḥ -
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vara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śiṣyā devātidevānāṃ saṃbuddhānāṃ yaśasvināṃ ”
- śiṣyā* -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[optative active second single], [benedictive active second single]
- devātidevānām -
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devātideva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sambuddhānām -
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sambuddha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sambuddha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sambuddhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yaśasvinām -
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yaśasvin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaśasvin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.24
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit