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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 26.34
मनुष्येषु तदा राज्यं धर्मेण अनुशासयं ।
पृथिव्यां चक्रवर्त्य् आसि विजितावी महाबलो ॥ ३४ ॥
manuṣyeṣu tadā rājyaṃ dharmeṇa anuśāsayaṃ |
pṛthivyāṃ cakravarty āsi vijitāvī mahābalo || 34 ||
“When he was reborn among men, he then ruled in righteousness as a universal king on earth, triumphant and mighty. (34)
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 (26.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Manushya, Tada, Rajya, Dharmena, Dharma, Anu, Shasa, Yah, Prithivi, Mah, Maha, Alu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.34). 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: “manuṣyeṣu tadā rājyaṃ dharmeṇa anuśāsayaṃ ”
- manuṣyeṣu -
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manuṣyeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manuṣya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śāsa -
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śāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “pṛthivyāṃ cakravarty āsi vijitāvī mahābalo ”
- pṛthivyām -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse cakravarty*ās
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- vijitāvī -
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- mahā -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ab -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- alo -
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alu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.34
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit