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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 17.82
एषो ति नाथ वरलक्षणभूषिताङ्गो सज्जः सुद्योतचरणो ललिताग्रगामी ।
यं दानि ते ऽध्यवसितं वररूपधारि तन् ते समृध्यतु विशालभुजान्तरांशा ॥ ८२ ॥
eṣo ti nātha varalakṣaṇabhūṣitāṅgo sajjaḥ sudyotacaraṇo lalitāgragāmī |
yaṃ dāni te 'dhyavasitaṃ vararūpadhāri tan te samṛdhyatu viśālabhujāntarāṃśā || 82 ||
“Here, Saviour,” said he, “is thy steed, comely of limb, and ready, fleet of foot as the lightning streak, and friskily rearing. O beautiful broad-chested steed, may what you are now intent on doing turn out successful. (82)
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 (17.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Natha, Varala, Kshana, Bhushita, Angu, Sajja, Sudi, Suda, Sudyu, Ota, Carana, Lalita, Agragamin, Yah, Danin, Dani, Tad, Yushmad, Adhyavasita, Vararupa, Dhari, Dharin, Tan,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.82). 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: “eṣo ti nātha varalakṣaṇabhūṣitāṅgo sajjaḥ sudyotacaraṇo lalitāgragāmī ”
- eṣo -
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- Cannot analyse ti*nā
- nātha -
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nātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nāth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- varala -
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varala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaṇa -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūṣitā -
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√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhūṣ]√bhūṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aṅgo -
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aṅgu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sajjaḥ -
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sajja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sudyo -
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sudi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sudā (noun, masculine)[locative single]sudyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ota -
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ota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ota (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caraṇo* -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lalitā -
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lalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[compound from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[compound from √lal]lalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal]√lal (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- agragāmī -
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agragāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yaṃ dāni te 'dhyavasitaṃ vararūpadhāri tan te samṛdhyatu viśālabhujāntarāṃśā ”
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dāni -
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dānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dānī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]dānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- adhyavasitam -
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adhyavasita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhyavasita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhyavasitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vararūpa -
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vararūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vararūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāri -
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dhāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dhārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tan -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ṛdhyatu -
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√ṛdh (verb class 4)[imperative active third single]
- Cannot analyse viśālabhujāntarāṃśā
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.82
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit