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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 30.12
तं निर्वृतं ध्यायेत्वान स्तूपं कारेसि ग्रामिको ।
नृत्यवादितगीतेन पूजां कारेसि महर्षिणो ॥ १२ ॥
taṃ nirvṛtaṃ dhyāyetvāna stūpaṃ kāresi grāmiko |
nṛtyavāditagītena pūjāṃ kāresi maharṣiṇo || 12 ||
And when he had thus passed away, the overseer cremated him, erected a tope, and honoured the great seer with dance and music and song. (12)
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 (30.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tap, Nirvrita, Vana, Stupa, Kara, Kari, Gramin, Nritya, Vadita, Gita, Puja,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.12). 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: “taṃ nirvṛtaṃ dhyāyetvāna stūpaṃ kāresi grāmiko ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nirvṛtam -
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nirvṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhyāyet -
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√dhyā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vāna -
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vāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√u -> vāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> vāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
- stūpam -
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stūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kāre -
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kāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- grāmi -
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grāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]grāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ko -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “nṛtyavāditagītena pūjāṃ kāresi maharṣiṇo ”
- nṛtya -
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nṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nṛt -> nṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nṛt]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vādita -
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vādita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vādita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad -> vādita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vad]√vad -> vādita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vad]√vad -> vādita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vad]√vad -> vādita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vad]
- gītena -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pūjām -
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pūjā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kāre -
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kāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse maharṣiṇo
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.12
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit