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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 20.54
चत्वारि लोकपतिनो स्थपिता गगने स्वयंपरिवारेण सह ।
अद्य च्यविष्यति किल भगवां लोकस्य अर्थसुखवृद्धिकरो ॥ ५४ ॥
catvāri lokapatino sthapitā gagane svayaṃparivāreṇa saha |
adya cyaviṣyati kila bhagavāṃ lokasya arthasukhavṛddhikaro || 54 ||
The Four Lords of the world stood in the air along with their own retinues. “For to-day,” said they, “the Exalted One is coming down to earth to bring welfare, happiness and prosperity to the world.” (54)
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 (20.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Catu, Ari, Arin, Stha, Pitri, Gagana, Svayam, Parivara, Saha, Adya, Kila, Bhagavan, Loka, Artha, Sukha, Vriddhika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.54). 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: “catvāri lokapatino sthapitā gagane svayaṃparivāreṇa saha ”
- catvā -
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catu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- lokapatino -
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- stha -
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stha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]stha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- gagane -
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gagana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- parivāreṇa -
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parivāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “adya cyaviṣyati kila bhagavāṃ lokasya arthasukhavṛddhikaro ”
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cyaviṣyati*ki
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- bhagavā -
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bhagavan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]bhagavan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- lokasya -
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loka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛddhika -
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vṛddhika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vṛddhika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ro -
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ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.54
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit