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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 23.2
दीपंकर लोकनायको अर्चिमतो तनयो महायशो ।
बुद्धो नगरं प्रवेक्ष्यति तस्य कृते नगरं अलंकृतं ॥ २ ॥
dīpaṃkara lokanāyako arcimato tanayo mahāyaśo |
buddho nagaraṃ pravekṣyati tasya kṛte nagaraṃ alaṃkṛtaṃ || 2 ||
Dipamkara, the Guide of the world, Arcimat’s glorious offspring, a Buddha, is about to enter the city. It is in honour of him that the city is gaily decked out. (2)
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 (23.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dipankara, Buddha, Nagara, Prava, Ikshi, Ikshya, Ati, Tad, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Alankrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 23.2). 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: “dīpaṃkara lokanāyako arcimato tanayo mahāyaśo ”
- dīpaṅkara -
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dīpaṅkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīpaṅkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokanāyako -
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- arcimato -
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- tanayo* -
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- Cannot analyse mahāyaśo
- Line 2: “buddho nagaraṃ pravekṣyati tasya kṛte nagaraṃ alaṃkṛtaṃ ”
- buddho* -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nagaram -
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nagaram (adverb)[adverb]nagara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nagara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prave -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pru (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- īkṣya -
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īkṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īkṣ]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- nagaram -
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nagaram (adverb)[adverb]nagara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nagara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- alaṅkṛtam -
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alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 23.2
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit