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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 21.87
ऊर्णा उष्णीष शीर्षं च नाथो द्वात्रिंशलक्षणो ।
ते दानि ब्राह्मणा राज्ञा अर्चिमेन उच्यन्ति ॥ ८७ ॥
ūrṇā uṣṇīṣa śīrṣaṃ ca nātho dvātriṃśalakṣaṇo |
te dāni brāhmaṇā rājñā arcimena ucyanti || 87 ||
Between his eyebrows he has a hairy mole. His head is shaped like a royal turban. Such is the saviour with the thirty-two marks of excellence. Then King Arcimat asked the brahmans... (87)
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 (21.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Urna, Ushnisha, Shirsha, Tad, Yushmad, Danin, Dani, Brahmana, Rajan, Arci, Enas, Ucyat, Ucyanti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.87). 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: “ūrṇā uṣṇīṣa śīrṣaṃ ca nātho dvātriṃśalakṣaṇo ”
- ūrṇā* -
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ūrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- uṣṇīṣa -
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uṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣṇīṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīrṣam -
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śīrṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīrṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīrṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śīrṣan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nātho* -
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- Cannot analyse dvātriṃśalakṣaṇo
- Line 2: “te dāni brāhmaṇā rājñā arcimena ucyanti ”
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dāni -
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dānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dānī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]dānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājñā -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- arcim -
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arci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ena* -
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enas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ucyanti -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.87
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit