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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 21.3
अगरुवरधूपगर्भा समोनमन्तु नभतो जलधरा तं ।
पद्मिनिवनं छादेतुं वरचूर्णरसाकुलं क्षिप्रं ॥ ३ ॥
agaruvaradhūpagarbhā samonamantu nabhato jaladharā taṃ |
padminivanaṃ chādetuṃ varacūrṇarasākulaṃ kṣipraṃ || 3 ||
“Let clouds charged with the fragrance of aloe-wood quickly descend from the sky to shade the Lotus Grove that is full of the exquisite aroma of powders. (3)
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 (21.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Agaru, Vara, Dhupa, Garbha, Sama, Nabhat, Padmin, Padmini, Padmi, Vana, Cha, Curna, Rasa, Akula, Kshipram, Kshipra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.3). 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: “agaruvaradhūpagarbhā samonamantu nabhato jaladharā taṃ ”
- agaru -
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agaru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]agaru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhūpa -
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dhūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbhā -
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garbhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samo -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- namantu -
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√nam (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- nabhato* -
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√nabh -> nabhat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √nabh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √nabh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √nabh class 1 verb]√nabh -> nabhat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √nabh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √nabh class 1 verb]√nabh (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- jaladharā -
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- 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]
- Line 2: “padminivanaṃ chādetuṃ varacūrṇarasākulaṃ kṣipraṃ ”
- padmini -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]padmin (noun, masculine)[locative single]padmin (noun, neuter)[locative single]padmī (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- chād -
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cha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- etum -
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√i -> etum (infinitive)[infinitive from √i]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cūrṇa -
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cūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasā -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akulam -
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akula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit