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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 18.83
साधु ते देवगन्धर्वा पिबन्ति मधुरां गिरां ।
साध्व् इहाप्रतिमं चक्रं प्रवर्तसि अनुवर्तिकं ॥ ८३ ॥
sādhu te devagandharvā pibanti madhurāṃ girāṃ |
sādhv ihāpratimaṃ cakraṃ pravartasi anuvartikaṃ || 83 ||
Hail! The Gandharva devas imbibe thy sweet music. Hail! Here thou settest rolling the irresistible wheel of dharma that obeys thy command. (83)
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 (18.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sadhu, Tad, Yushmad, Pibat, Pibanti, Madhura, Gir, Gira, Iha, Apratima, Cakra, Pravarta, Anuvartin, Anuvarti, Kah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.83). 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: “sādhu te devagandharvā pibanti madhurāṃ girāṃ ”
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
- devagandharvā -
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- pibanti -
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pibantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]pibantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pibantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pā -> pibat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pā class 1 verb]√pā -> pibantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb]pibat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- madhurām -
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madhurā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- girām -
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gir (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]gir (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gir (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]girā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “sādhv ihāpratimaṃ cakraṃ pravartasi anuvartikaṃ ”
- Cannot analyse sādhv*ih
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apratimam -
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apratima (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apratima (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apratimā (noun, feminine)[adverb]apratiman (noun, masculine)[adverb]apratiman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- anuvarti -
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anuvartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anuvartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anuvartī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]anuvartī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]anuvartī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anuvarti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anuvarti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anuvarti (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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 18.83
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit