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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 17.67
अथ मृदुककाचलिन्दिकप्रवेणिशयितं च कनकवर्णाभं ।
उपनयति पार्थिववरो नरमरुपरिवन्दितं सुगतं ॥ ६७ ॥
atha mṛdukakācalindikapraveṇiśayitaṃ ca kanakavarṇābhaṃ |
upanayati pārthivavaro naramaruparivanditaṃ sugataṃ || 67 ||
Then the king brought in the Sugata, the adored of devas and men, lying like unto a piece of gold in soft swaddling clothes of gaily coloured wool. (67)
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 (17.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Kanakavarna, Abha, Upana, Yat, Yati, Parthiva, Vara, Varas, Nara, Parivat, Parivan, Dita, Sugata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.67). 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: “atha mṛdukakācalindikapraveṇiśayitaṃ ca kanakavarṇābhaṃ ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse mṛdukakācalindikapraveṇiśayitam*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kanakavarṇā -
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kanakavarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanakavarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ābham -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ābha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ābha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “upanayati pārthivavaro naramaruparivanditaṃ sugataṃ ”
- upana -
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upana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upana (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]
- pārthiva -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varo* -
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varas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naram -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]narā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aru -
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aru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- parivan -
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parivan (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]parivan (noun, neuter)[adverb]parivat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ditam -
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dita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sugatam -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sugata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sugatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.67
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit