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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 35.74
व्यपनय ब्राह्मण शोकं भव मुदितमनो सुखं प्रतिलभाहि ।
एषो भविष्यति नृपो सप्तरतनवा पृथिविपालो ॥ ७४ ॥
vyapanaya brāhmaṇa śokaṃ bhava muditamano sukhaṃ pratilabhāhi |
eṣo bhaviṣyati nṛpo saptaratanavā pṛthivipālo || 74 ||
“Cast grief aside, brahman, be joyful and regain your composure. For this child will become a king possessing the seven treasures, a lord of the earth.” (74)
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 (35.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vyapanaya, Brahmana, Shoka, Bhava, Mudita, Ano, Anu, Sukham, Sukha, Prati, Labha, Ahi, Esha, Bhavishyat, Sapta, Saptan, Rata, Nava, Navan, Prithivi, Alu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.74). 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: “vyapanaya brāhmaṇa śokaṃ bhava muditamano sukhaṃ pratilabhāhi ”
- vyapanaya -
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vyapanaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- brāhmaṇa -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śokam -
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śoka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śoka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śokā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- muditam -
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mudita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mudita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]muditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mud class 10 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mud class 10 verb]
- ano -
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ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- labhā -
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labha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]labha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]labhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√labh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “eṣo bhaviṣyati nṛpo saptaratanavā pṛthivipālo ”
- eṣo* -
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eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- nṛpo -
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- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- navā -
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navā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]navan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛthivi -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pā -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alo -
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alu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.74
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit