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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 37.16
उदारवर्णा इति ब्राह्मणा इमे अयं च वो सुनखो किस्य हेतु ।
उच्चावचां वर्णनिभां निदर्शये आख्याथ मे को नु भवे भवन्तो ॥ १६ ॥
udāravarṇā iti brāhmaṇā ime ayaṃ ca vo sunakho kisya hetu |
uccāvacāṃ varṇanibhāṃ nidarśaye ākhyātha me ko nu bhave bhavanto || 16 ||
You are august brahmans, but why does this dog of yours display his various transformations? Now tell me, sirs, who each of you may be. (16)
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 (37.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Udara, Varna, Iti, Brahmana, Iyam, Idam, Aya, Uccavaca, Varnanibha, Nidarsha, Yah, Yat, Akhya, Han, Asmad, Kah, Bhava, Bhu, Bha, Antu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.16). 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: “udāravarṇā iti brāhmaṇā ime ayaṃ ca vo sunakho kisya hetu ”
- udāra -
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udāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇā* -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vo -
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- sunakho -
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- Cannot analyse kisya*he
- hetu -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “uccāvacāṃ varṇanibhāṃ nidarśaye ākhyātha me ko nu bhave bhavanto ”
- uccāvacām -
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uccāvacā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- varṇanibhā -
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varṇanibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇanibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nidarśa -
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nidarśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nidarśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- ākhyāt -
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ākhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ākhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhave -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]bhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anto -
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antu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.16
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit