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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 20.59
हिमरजतनिभो से षड्विषाणो सुचरणचारुभुजो सुरक्तशीर्षो ।
उदरम् उपगतो गजप्रधानो ललितगतिः अनवद्यगात्रसन्धिः ॥ ५९ ॥
himarajatanibho se ṣaḍviṣāṇo sucaraṇacārubhujo suraktaśīrṣo |
udaram upagato gajapradhāno lalitagatiḥ anavadyagātrasandhiḥ || 59 ||
He enters her body in the form of a noble elephant, light of step, perfectly flawless of body, gleaming like snow-white silver, with six tusks, a gracefully waving trunk and a crimson head. (59)
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 (20.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hima, Rajata, Carana, Caru, Surakta, Shu, Udara, Upagata, Gaja, Pradhana, Lalita, Gati, Anavadya, Gatra, Asandhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 20.59). 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: “himarajatanibho se ṣaḍviṣāṇo sucaraṇacārubhujo suraktaśīrṣo ”
- hima -
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hima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rajata -
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rajata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√raj (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]√rañj (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- nibho -
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- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- ṣaḍviṣāṇo -
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- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- caraṇa -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhujo -
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- surakta -
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surakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīr -
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- ṣo -
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ṣu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “udaram upagato gajapradhāno lalitagatiḥ anavadyagātrasandhiḥ ”
- udaram -
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udara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upagato* -
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upagata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gaja -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pradhāno* -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lalita -
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lalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[compound from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[compound from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anavadya -
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anavadya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anavadya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātra -
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gātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asandhiḥ -
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asandhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 20.59
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit