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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 26.46
वेदिकां चैव स्तूपेषु कुर्यात् पंचांगुलानि च ।
साधु पुण्यवरं विपुलं दायकम् अधिवर्तति ॥ ४६ ॥
vedikāṃ caiva stūpeṣu kuryāt paṃcāṃgulāni ca |
sādhu puṇyavaraṃ vipulaṃ dāyakam adhivartati || 46 ||
“They should set railings round the topes and put thereon the mark of the out-spread hand. Well does this conduce to the conferring of rich merit. (46)
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 (26.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vedika, Stupa, Pancangula, Sadhu, Punya, Varam, Vara, Vipula, Dayaka, Adhi, Vartat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.46). 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: “vedikāṃ caiva stūpeṣu kuryāt paṃcāṃgulāni ca ”
- vedikām -
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vedikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- stūpeṣu -
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stūpa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- pañcāṅgulāni -
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pañcāṅgula (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “sādhu puṇyavaraṃ vipulaṃ dāyakam adhivartati ”
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puṇya -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṇ]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vipulam -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dāyakam -
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dāyaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāyaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartati -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.46
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit