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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 34.137
अथ दिशां विलोकेन्तो दृश्यति वदतां वरः ।
देवकोटिसहस्राणि तस्मिं हासं प्रमुञ्चति ॥ १३७ ॥
atha diśāṃ vilokento dṛśyati vadatāṃ varaḥ |
devakoṭisahasrāṇi tasmiṃ hāsaṃ pramuñcati || 137 ||
Then the Prince of Speakers, surveying the regions, espies thousands of kotis of devas, and this is why he laughs. (137)
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 (34.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Disha, Dish, Viloka, Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Ati, Vadat, Vara, Varas, Deva, Koti, Sahasra, Hasa, Pra, Muncat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 34.137). 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: “atha diśāṃ vilokento dṛśyati vadatāṃ varaḥ ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- diśām -
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diśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- viloke -
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viloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]viloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vilokā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īnto -
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- dṛśya -
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dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]dṛśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]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]dṛś (noun, feminine)[locative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vadatām -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- varaḥ -
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varas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “devakoṭisahasrāṇi tasmiṃ hāsaṃ pramuñcati ”
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- koṭi -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]koṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse tasmim*hā
- hāsam -
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hāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- muñcati -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 34.137
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit