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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 13.3
ततः स्थविरः कात्यायनः महाकाश्यपम् अथाब्रवीत् ।
श्रूयतां लोकनाथानां क्षेत्रं तत्वार्थनिश्रितं ॥ ३ ॥
tataḥ sthaviraḥ kātyāyanaḥ mahākāśyapam athābravīt |
śrūyatāṃ lokanāthānāṃ kṣetraṃ tatvārthaniśritaṃ || 3 ||
Then the elder Katyayana said to Maha-Kashyapa, “Hear what the field of the saviours of the world is in its true essence. (3)
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 (13.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sthavira, Katyayana, Mahakashyapa, Atha, Lokanatha, Kshetra, Tatva, Artha, Shrit, Shrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tataḥ sthaviraḥ kātyāyanaḥ mahākāśyapam athābravīt ”
- tataḥ -
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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]
- sthaviraḥ -
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sthavira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kātyāyanaḥ -
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kātyāyana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahākāśyapam -
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mahākāśyapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “śrūyatāṃ lokanāthānāṃ kṣetraṃ tatvārthaniśritaṃ ”
- śrūyatām -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]
- lokanāthānām -
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lokanātha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]lokanātha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]lokanāthā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kṣetram -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tatvā -
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√tan -> tatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tan]tatva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ārtha -
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ārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śritam -
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śrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śrita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śri class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 13.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit