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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 11.45
नयनयज्ञं मेधाविं व्यक्तं नायकध्वजं चातुर्द्वीपं ।
परिणायकरतनवरं प्रतिलभति महीपतिः विरतो ॥ ४५ ॥
nayanayajñaṃ medhāviṃ vyaktaṃ nāyakadhvajaṃ cāturdvīpaṃ |
pariṇāyakaratanavaraṃ pratilabhati mahīpatiḥ virato || 45 ||
The mighty lord, free from desire, wins also the fair treasure of the counsellor, who is a wise leader, prudent and skilled, who is the guiding standard of the four continents. (45)
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 (11.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nayana, Yajna, Medha, Medhavin, Medhavi, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Nayaka, Dhvaja, Caturdvipa, Parinayaka, Rata, Navaram, Navara, Prati, Labhat, Mahipati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.45). 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: “nayanayajñaṃ medhāviṃ vyaktaṃ nāyakadhvajaṃ cāturdvīpaṃ ”
- nayana -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yajñam -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- medhāvi -
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medhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]medhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]medhāvī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]medhāvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]medhāvī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]medha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyaktam -
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vyaktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vyakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāyaka -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvajam -
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dhvaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhvajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāturdvīpam -
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cāturdvīpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāturdvīpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “pariṇāyakaratanavaraṃ pratilabhati mahīpatiḥ virato ”
- pariṇāyaka -
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pariṇāyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- navaram -
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navaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]navara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- 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]
- mahīpatiḥ -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse virato
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.45
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit