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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 27.5
चिरस्य वत मां तातो राजधर्माणि पृच्छति ।
हन्त ते हं प्रवक्ष्यामि एकाग्रमनसो शृणु ॥ ५ ॥
cirasya vata māṃ tāto rājadharmāṇi pṛcchati |
hanta te haṃ pravakṣyāmi ekāgramanaso śṛṇu || 5 ||
“At long last my father asks me about the duties of a king. Come then, I’ll tell you, and do you listen with attentive mind. (5)
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 (27.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cira, Vata, Asmad, Tata, Rajadharma, Rajadharman, Ani, Pricchat, Hanta, Tad, Yushmad, Ham, Prava, Kshi, Amin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.5). 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: “cirasya vata māṃ tāto rājadharmāṇi pṛcchati ”
- cirasya -
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cira (noun, masculine)[genitive single]cira (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vata -
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vata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√van -> vata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- tāto* -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājadharmā -
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rājadharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājadharman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]rājadharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇi -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pṛcchati -
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√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]pṛcchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√praś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “hanta te haṃ pravakṣyāmi ekāgramanaso śṛṇu ”
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]hanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- 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]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣyā -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ekāgramanaso -
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- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.5
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit