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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 34.24
प्रतिवेदयन्तु मि लघुं धृतराष्ट्रं प्रवरकुसुमसंछन्नं ।
मुक्तकुसुमाभिकीर्णं करोथ दिवि देवभवनं वा ॥ २४ ॥
prativedayantu mi laghuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ pravarakusumasaṃchannaṃ |
muktakusumābhikīrṇaṃ karotha divi devabhavanaṃ vā || 24 ||
“Quickly let me know where Dhritarashtra is. Have it wreathed in fair flowers, and strewn with heaps of flowers, that it be like a deva’s abode in heaven. (24)
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 (34.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prati, Laghu, Dhritarashtra, Pravara, Kusuma, Sanchanna, Mukta, Abhi, Kirna, Kara, Div, Divi, Devabhavana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.24). 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: “prativedayantu mi laghuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ pravarakusumasaṃchannaṃ ”
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vedayantu -
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√vid (verb class 0)[imperative active third plural]√vid (verb class 0)[imperative active third plural]
- Cannot analyse mi*la
- laghum -
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laghu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhṛtarāṣṭram -
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dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhṛtarāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pravara -
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pravara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pravara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kusuma -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañchannam -
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sañchanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sañchanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sañchannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “muktakusumābhikīrṇaṃ karotha divi devabhavanaṃ vā ”
- mukta -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- kusumā -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kusumā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kīrṇam -
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kīrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kīrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kīrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- karo -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utha -
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√u (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- divi -
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divi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]divī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]div (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- devabhavanam -
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devabhavana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.24
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit