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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 19.113
रात्रिं प्रभातां विज्ञाय राजपुरुषम् अब्रवीत् ।
गच्छ त्वं ऋषयोपगम्य सिद्धेन त्वं निमन्त्रय ॥ ११३ ॥
rātriṃ prabhātāṃ vijñāya rājapuruṣam abravīt |
gaccha tvaṃ ṛṣayopagamya siddhena tvaṃ nimantraya || 113 ||
And when he saw that night had passed into day, he bade his servant go to the monks and invite them, saying the meal was ready. (113)
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 (19.113). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rat, Prabhata, Vijna, Vijnaya, Rajapurusha, Gaccha, Tva, Yushmad, Upagamya, Siddha, Mantraya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “rātriṃ prabhātāṃ vijñāya rājapuruṣam abravīt ”
- rāt -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- rim -
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- prabhātām -
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prabhātā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vijñāya -
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vijñāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijñāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- rājapuruṣam -
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rājapuruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “gaccha tvaṃ ṛṣayopagamya siddhena tvaṃ nimantraya ”
- gaccha -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ṛṣa -
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√ṛṣ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yo -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upagamya -
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upagamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upagamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siddhena -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]siddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sidh class 1 verb]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mantraya -
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mantraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mantraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mantr (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.113
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit