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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 21.45
एषा प्रसूष्यति नरेन्द्रवधूत्तमं तं वत्सं विबुद्धवरपुष्करगर्भगौरं ।
यो प्राप्स्यते धरणिमण्डगतोत्तमार्थं मारं निहत्य सबलं तम् उपेमि वीरं ॥ ४५ ॥
eṣā prasūṣyati narendravadhūttamaṃ taṃ vatsaṃ vibuddhavarapuṣkaragarbhagauraṃ |
yo prāpsyate dharaṇimaṇḍagatottamārthaṃ māraṃ nihatya sabalaṃ tam upemi vīraṃ || 45 ||
The consort of the king is about to give birth to that peerless offspring who is bright like the calyx of the blossoming lotus. Here on earth he will win the highest good, overcoming Mara and his power. It is to this hero that I repair. (45)
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 (21.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Esha, Prasu, Ush, Ati, Narendra, Vadhu, Uttamam, Uttama, Vatsa, Vibuddha, Vara, Pushkara, Garbha, Gaura, Pra, Dharanimanda, Gat, Gata, Artha, Mara, Nihatya, Sabala, Vira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.45). 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: “eṣā prasūṣyati narendravadhūttamaṃ taṃ vatsaṃ vibuddhavarapuṣkaragarbhagauraṃ ”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prasū -
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prasū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]prasū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]prasū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uṣya -
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√uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √uṣ]√uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √uṣ]√vas -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]uṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- narendra -
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narendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- vatsam -
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vatsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vatsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vatsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vibuddha -
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vibuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- puṣkara -
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puṣkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbha -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gauram -
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gaura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gaurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yo prāpsyate dharaṇimaṇḍagatottamārthaṃ māraṃ nihatya sabalaṃ tam upemi vīraṃ ”
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpsya -
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√āp (verb class 5)[aorist middle first single]
- ate -
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- dharaṇimaṇḍa -
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dharaṇimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gato -
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gata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttamā -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- māram -
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māra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nihatya -
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nihatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nihatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sabalam -
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sabala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sabala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sabalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse upemi*vī
- vīram -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.45
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit