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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 18.76
यो यस्य स्वर अभिमतः सा तं पूरयति तस्य संकल्पं ।
सुगतवचनप्रभूता वाचा परिषदि विचरमाणा ॥ ७६ ॥
yo yasya svara abhimataḥ sā taṃ pūrayati tasya saṃkalpaṃ |
sugatavacanaprabhūtā vācā pariṣadi vicaramāṇā || 76 ||
When the eloquent Sugata’s voice goes forth in the assembly, it is adequate to the need of any tone that may be desirable. (76)
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 (18.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yasya, Yat, Svara, Abhimata, Purayat, Tad, Sankalpa, Sugata, Vacana, Prabhuta, Vaca, Vac, Parishad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.76). 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: “yo yasya svara abhimataḥ sā taṃ pūrayati tasya saṃkalpaṃ ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- svara -
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svara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√svṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√svar (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhimataḥ -
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abhimata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- pūrayati -
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√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pṝ]pūrayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pūrayat (noun, feminine)[locative single]pūrayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√pṝ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- 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]
- saṅkalpam -
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saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “sugatavacanaprabhūtā vācā pariṣadi vicaramāṇā ”
- sugata -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sugata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacana -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhūtā* -
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prabhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prabhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vācā -
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vācā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vāc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pariṣadi -
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pariṣad (noun, feminine)[locative single]pariṣad (noun, masculine)[locative single]pariṣad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse vicaramāṇā
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.76
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit