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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 19.8
यदि मह्यं पिता ब्रुयात् प्रत्यक्षं मम अग्रतः ।
स्वयम् उपगम्य एवन् तच् छ्रद्दधे तदा तथा ॥ ८ ॥
yadi mahyaṃ pitā bruyāt pratyakṣaṃ mama agrataḥ |
svayam upagamya evan tac chraddadhe tadā tathā || 8 ||
“If,” said he, “my own dead father would appear of his own accord before my eyes and speak to me, then and only then should I believe in this other world. (8)
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 (19.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadi, Yad, Mahya, Asmad, Pitri, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Agratah, Agratas, Svayam, Upagamya, Evam, Tada, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.8). 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: “yadi mahyaṃ pitā bruyāt pratyakṣaṃ mama agrataḥ ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bruyāt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- pratyakṣam -
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pratyakṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- agrataḥ -
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agrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agratas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “svayam upagamya evan tac chraddadhe tadā tathā ”
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upagamya* -
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upagamya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evan -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tac -
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- Cannot analyse chraddadhe*ta
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.8
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit