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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 19.23
श्रद्दधामि तं ते देव एवम् एतं नान्यथा ।
प्रसीद भव मे नाथ अभयं परिमोचय ॥ २३ ॥
śraddadhāmi taṃ te deva evam etaṃ nānyathā |
prasīda bhava me nātha abhayaṃ parimocaya || 23 ||
“I believe thee, dev a, that this is so and not otherwise. Be gracious to me, saviour, and deliver me from fear. (23)
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 (19.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Deva, Devri, Evam, Eva, Eta, Esha, Atha, Pra, Sida, Bhava, Asmad, Natha, Abhaya, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 19.23). 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: “śraddadhāmi taṃ te deva evam etaṃ nānyathā ”
- Cannot analyse śraddadhāmi*ta
- 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]
- 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]
- deva* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “prasīda bhava me nātha abhayaṃ parimocaya ”
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sīda -
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sīda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sīda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- nātha -
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nātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nāth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhayam -
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abhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhī (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mocaya -
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√muc (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]√muc (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.23
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit