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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 35.38
बहुविधरत्नसंचयायं अनेकविचित्रसंघातभूमियां ।
सीहो निषद्यति विष्टं त्रसति च उदेन्तम् आदित्यं ॥ ३८ ॥
bahuvidharatnasaṃcayāyaṃ anekavicitrasaṃghātabhūmiyāṃ |
sīho niṣadyati viṣṭaṃ trasati ca udentam ādityaṃ || 38 ||
On the ground with its heaps of jewels and piles of other splendours a lion sits and starts with fear at the rising sun which it has seen. (38)
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 (35.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bahuvidha, Ratnasancaya, Aya, Idam, Aneka, Vicitra, Sanghata, Bhumi, Siha, Nishad, Nishadya, Ati, Vishta, Trasat, Uda, Aditya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.38). 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: “bahuvidharatnasaṃcayāyaṃ anekavicitrasaṃghātabhūmiyāṃ ”
- bahuvidha -
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bahuvidha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahuvidha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratnasañcayā -
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ratnasañcaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ratnasañcaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ratnasañcayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vicitra -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅghāta -
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saṅghāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅghāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūmi -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūmī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhūmī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]bhūmī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yām -
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yā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “sīho niṣadyati viṣṭaṃ trasati ca udentam ādityaṃ ”
- sīho* -
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sīha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niṣadya -
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niṣadya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣadya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]niṣad (noun, masculine)[locative single]niṣad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viṣṭam -
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viṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 3 verb]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √viṣ class 9 verb]√viṣ -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √viṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √viṣ class 9 verb]√vis -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vis class 4 verb]√vis -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vis class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vis class 4 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √viś class 1 verb]√viś -> viṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √viś class 1 verb]
- trasati -
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√tras -> trasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tras class 1 verb]√tras -> trasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tras class 1 verb]√tras (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ca*u -
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ca (noun, masculine)[locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ude -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- 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]
- ādityam -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āditya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.38
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit