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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 34.51
तेषाम् अनन्तरगता थपिता यक्षा प्रदीप्तशिखरा विकृता ।
ये दुष्टचित्त विनिवारयथा मा च वधं कुरुथ कस्य चापि ॥ ५१ ॥
teṣām anantaragatā thapitā yakṣā pradīptaśikharā vikṛtā |
ye duṣṭacitta vinivārayathā mā ca vadhaṃ kurutha kasya cāpi || 51 ||
Next to these the Yakshas, a monstrous crowd with flaming crests, were posted, and bidden to ward off all who were malevolent, but to kill no one. (51)
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 (34.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Anantara, Gat, Gata, Tha, Pitri, Yaksha, Pradipta, Shikhara, Vikrita, Yah, Yat, Dushtacitta, Asmad, Vadha, Kah, Kim, Capin, Capi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.51). 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: “teṣām anantaragatā thapitā yakṣā pradīptaśikharā vikṛtā ”
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- anantara -
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anantara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anantara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gatā -
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gat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- yakṣā -
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yakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pradīpta -
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pradīpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pradīpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikharā* -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śikharā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vikṛtā -
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vikṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ye duṣṭacitta vinivārayathā mā ca vadhaṃ kurutha kasya cāpi ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- duṣṭacitta -
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duṣṭacitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duṣṭacitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]vini (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vārayathā -
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- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadham -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vadhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kurutha -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active second plural]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.51
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit