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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 31.1
य्वागूपानं अदासि सुवर्णपीठकं च वस्त्रयुगं च ।
बोधिसत्वो ज्योतिपालो प्रार्थयमानो भवनिरोधं ॥ १ ॥
yvāgūpānaṃ adāsi suvarṇapīṭhakaṃ ca vastrayugaṃ ca |
bodhisatvo jyotipālo prārthayamāno bhavanirodhaṃ || 1 ||
Jyotipala the Bodhisattva in his quest for the cessation of existence, gave the Exalted One rice-gruel, a seat of gold, and a suit of garments. (1)
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 (31.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Agu, Upana, Ada, Asi, Suvarna, Pithaka, Vastri, Vastra, Ayuga, Bodhin, Prartha, Yama, Bhavat, Ira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 31.1). 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: “yvāgūpānaṃ adāsi suvarṇapīṭhakaṃ ca vastrayugaṃ ca ”
- yvā -
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yu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- agū -
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ago (noun, feminine)[adverb]agu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]agu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- upānam -
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upāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adā -
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ada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- suvarṇa -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pīṭhakam -
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pīṭhaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vastra -
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vastṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vastṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vastra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayugam -
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ayuga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayugā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “bodhisatvo jyotipālo prārthayamāno bhavanirodhaṃ ”
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satvo -
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- jyotipālo -
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- prārtha -
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prārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yamān -
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yama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhavan -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- iro -
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irā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ir (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- udham -
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udhan (noun, neuter)[adverb]udhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 31.1
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit