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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 18.77
वरवासनसहितघोषा गिरिनदिनिर्घोषसन्निभा शुद्धा ।
उत्क्रोशकुरररुतनया प्रभवति वाचा वररुतानां ॥ ७७ ॥
varavāsanasahitaghoṣā girinadinirghoṣasannibhā śuddhā |
utkrośakurararutanayā prabhavati vācā vararutānāṃ || 77 ||
The clear voice of these sweet-toned men issues melodiously and earnestly; it is like the sound of a mountain stream, like the osprey’s cry. (77)
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 (18.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vara, Vasana, Sahita, Ghosha, Girinadi, Nirghosha, Sannibha, Shuddha, Utkrosha, Kurara, Ruta, Naya, Prabhavat, Vaca,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.77). 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: “varavāsanasahitaghoṣā girinadinirghoṣasannibhā śuddhā ”
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vāsana -
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vāsana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahita -
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sahita (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sahita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sah class 10 verb]√sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sah class 10 verb]
- ghoṣā* -
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ghoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ghoṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- girinadi -
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girinadī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nirghoṣa -
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nirghoṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirghoṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sannibhā -
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sannibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śuddhā -
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śuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- Line 2: “utkrośakurararutanayā prabhavati vācā vararutānāṃ ”
- utkrośa -
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utkrośa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurara -
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kurara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruta -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- nayā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]nayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prabhavati -
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prabhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]prabhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vācā* -
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vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rutānām -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ruta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rutā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √ru class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √ru class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> rutā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √ru class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ru class 2 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.77
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit