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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 26.44
एवम् एव एतद् आसि यथा भाषसि वागीश ।
ब्राह्मणो हं तदा आसि अन्तेवासि च मे भवं ॥ ४४ ॥
evam eva etad āsi yathā bhāṣasi vāgīśa |
brāhmaṇo haṃ tadā āsi antevāsi ca me bhavaṃ || 44 ||
“Verily, so was it as you say, Vagisha. I was the brahman then, and you, friend, my pupil, (44)
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 (26.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Etad, Yatha, Bhasha, Vagisha, Brahmana, Ham, Tada, Antevasin, Asmad, Bhava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.44). 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: “evam eva etad āsi yathā bhāṣasi vāgīśa ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva* -
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eva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhāṣa -
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bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vāgīśa -
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vāgīśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāgīśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇo haṃ tadā āsi antevāsi ca me bhavaṃ ”
- brāhmaṇo* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- antevāsi -
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antevāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]antevāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhavam -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.44
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit