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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 35.54
तं अश्रुपूर्णनयनं राजा शुद्धोदनो इदम् अवोचत् ।
किं दानि ते कुमारं दृष्ट्वा दौर्मनस्यम् उत्पन्नं ॥ ५४ ॥
taṃ aśrupūrṇanayanaṃ rājā śuddhodano idam avocat |
kiṃ dāni te kumāraṃ dṛṣṭvā daurmanasyam utpannaṃ || 54 ||
Seeing his eyes welling with tears King Shuddhodana asked him, “What, I pray you, is this sadness that has come over you on seeing the child? (54)
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 (35.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashrupurna, Nayana, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Idam, Kim, Danin, Dani, Tad, Yushmad, Kumara, Daurmanasya, Utpanna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “taṃ aśrupūrṇanayanaṃ rājā śuddhodano idam avocat ”
- 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]
- aśrupūrṇa -
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aśrupūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśrupūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayanam -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śuddhodano -
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- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- avocat -
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√vac (verb class 2)[aorist active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ dāni te kumāraṃ dṛṣṭvā daurmanasyam utpannaṃ ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dāni -
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dānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dānī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]dānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kumāram -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kumārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- daurmanasyam -
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daurmanasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- utpannam -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utpanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utpannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.54
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit