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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 30.23
तम् एनं ब्राह्मणा दृश्य मालिनीम् अप्सरोपमां ।
रागग्रसितचित्ताश् च उल्लपन्ति पुनर् पुनः ॥ २३ ॥
tam enaṃ brāhmaṇā dṛśya mālinīm apsaropamāṃ |
rāgagrasitacittāś ca ullapanti punar punaḥ || 23 ||
Now when the brahmans saw Malini, who was so like an Apsaras, passion assailed their hearts, and they strove again and again to caress her. (23)
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 (30.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Drishya, Malini, Apsara, Upamam, Upama, Raga, Gras, Citta, Ulla, Pat, Punar, Puna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 30.23). 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: “tam enaṃ brāhmaṇā dṛśya mālinīm apsaropamāṃ ”
- 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]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse enam*br
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛśya -
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dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]dṛśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- mālinīm -
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mālinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- apsaro -
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apsara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apsara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apsarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upamām -
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upamām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upamā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “rāgagrasitacittāś ca ullapanti punar punaḥ ”
- rāga -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- grasi -
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gras (noun, masculine)[locative single]gras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- cittāś -
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citta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ulla -
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ulla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- panti -
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pat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 30.23
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit