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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 18.2
नानाधातुकं लोकं विदन्ति ख्यातं बलं तृतीयं ।
अधिमुक्तिनानात्वं वेत्ति चतुर्थं बलं भवति ॥ २ ॥
nānādhātukaṃ lokaṃ vidanti khyātaṃ balaṃ tṛtīyaṃ |
adhimuktinānātvaṃ vetti caturthaṃ balaṃ bhavati || 2 ||
He knows the various elements which make up the world. This is declared to be the third power. He knows the divers characters of beings. This is the fourth power. (2)
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 (18.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nanadhatu, Kah, Loka, Vidat, Khyata, Bala, Tritiyam, Tritiya, Nanatva, Caturtham, Caturtha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nānādhātukaṃ lokaṃ vidanti khyātaṃ balaṃ tṛtīyaṃ ”
- nānādhātu -
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nānādhātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nānādhātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nānādhātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- lokam -
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loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vidanti -
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√vid -> vidat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- khyātam -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tṛtīyam -
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tṛtīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tṛtīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛtīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “adhimuktinānātvaṃ vetti caturthaṃ balaṃ bhavati ”
- adhimukti -
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adhimukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nānātvam -
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nānātva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vetti -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- caturtham -
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caturtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]caturtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.2
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit