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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 11.37
हिमनिचयकुमुदवर्णं सप्ताङ्गप्रतिष्ठितं महानागं ।
अनिलबलतुल्यवेगं हस्तिरतनम् अद्भुतं लभति ॥ ३७ ॥
himanicayakumudavarṇaṃ saptāṅgapratiṣṭhitaṃ mahānāgaṃ |
anilabalatulyavegaṃ hastiratanam adbhutaṃ labhati || 37 ||
He wins the wondrous treasure of the seven-limbed elephant that is lily-white like a mass of snow, and swift like the strong wind. (37)
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 (11.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Himanicaya, Kumuda, Varna, Saptanga, Pratishthita, Mahanaga, Anila, Avega, Hastin, Hasti, Atana, Adbhuta, Labhat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “himanicayakumudavarṇaṃ saptāṅgapratiṣṭhitaṃ mahānāgaṃ ”
- himanicaya -
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himanicaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]himanicaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumuda -
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kumuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇam -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]varṇan (noun, masculine)[adverb]varṇan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- saptāṅga -
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saptāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saptāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratiṣṭhitam -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahānāgam -
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mahānāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “anilabalatulyavegaṃ hastiratanam adbhutaṃ labhati ”
- anila -
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anila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- balatu -
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√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- lya -
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li (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]lī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- avegam -
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avega (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avega (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hasti -
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hastin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hastin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hastī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]hastī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]hastī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- atanam -
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atana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- adbhutam -
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adbhuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adbhuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adbhutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- labhati -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.37
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit