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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 12.59
तं सुरवरवन-उपमं ततो वनं तस्य सत्वसारस्य ।
निर्यातयति प्रसन्नो दिवाविहारं दशबलस्य ॥ ५९ ॥
taṃ suravaravana-upamaṃ tato vanaṃ tasya satvasārasya |
niryātayati prasanno divāvihāraṃ daśabalasya || 59 ||
Then in gladness he offered that heavenly forest as a place of rest by day to the Dashabala, the choicest of all beings. (59)
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 (12.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Suravara, Vana, Vanas, Upama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Satvan, Sara, Sarasya, Niryata, Yat, Yati, Prasanna, Divavihara, Dashabala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 12.59). 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: “taṃ suravaravana-upamaṃ tato vanaṃ tasya satvasārasya ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- suravara -
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suravara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vana* -
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vanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- upamam -
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upama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- satva -
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satvan (noun, masculine)[compound]satvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sārasya -
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sārasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sāra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “niryātayati prasanno divāvihāraṃ daśabalasya ”
- niryāta -
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niryāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niryāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- prasanno* -
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prasanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- divāvihāram -
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divāvihāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- daśabalasya -
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daśabala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 12.59
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit