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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 12.43
एवं एकैकस्य वशिभूतस्य धारेन्ति हृदिमनो ।
छत्ररतनं विचित्रं शशिशंखतलोपमं विमलं ॥ ४३ ॥
evaṃ ekaikasya vaśibhūtasya dhārenti hṛdimano |
chatraratanaṃ vicitraṃ śaśiśaṃkhatalopamaṃ vimalaṃ || 43 ||
So that for each saint they reverently held up a gem-studded sunshade that was radiant and spotless, like the moon or a disc of mother-of-pearl. When he had thus regaled the Sugata named Pushpadanta and his followers, the king duly made this vow in his mind:— (43)
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 (12.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Ekaika, Vashi, Vashin, Bhuta, Hrid, Manu, Chatra, Atana, Vicitram, Vicitra, Shashi, Shankha, Tala, Upama, Vimala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.43). 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: “evaṃ ekaikasya vaśibhūtasya dhārenti hṛdimano ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekaikasya -
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ekaika (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ekaika (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vaśi -
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vaśi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaśi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vaśī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūtasya -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse dhārenti*hṛ
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mano -
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manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “chatraratanaṃ vicitraṃ śaśiśaṃkhatalopamaṃ vimalaṃ ”
- chatra -
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chatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- vicitram -
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vicitram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vicitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śaśi -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śaṅkha -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṅkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- talo -
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tala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]talā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upamam -
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upama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vimalam -
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vimala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vimala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vimalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.43
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit