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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 37.45
प्रभासयन्ती यशसा यशस्विनी मनोरमेशाहूयनां दिशां प्रति ।
पृच्छामि त्वां कांचनवेदिविग्रहे आचिक्ष मे त्वं कतमासि देवता ॥ ४५ ॥
prabhāsayantī yaśasā yaśasvinī manorameśāhūyanāṃ diśāṃ prati |
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kāṃcanavedivigrahe ācikṣa me tvaṃ katamāsi devatā || 45 ||
“Thou that art radiant and splendid with glory as thou standest over against the pleasant north-east, with thy golden slender-waisted body, prithee tell me what goddess thou art.” (45)
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 (37.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prabhasa, Yat, Yanti, Yashasa, Yashasvin, Yashasvini, Yashasvi, Manorama, Isha, Ish, Ahuya, Disha, Dish, Prati, Tva, Yushmad, Kancana, Vedi, Vedin, Vigraha, Asmad, Kata, Devata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.45). 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: “prabhāsayantī yaśasā yaśasvinī manorameśāhūyanāṃ diśāṃ prati ”
- prabhāsa -
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prabhāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prabhāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantī -
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yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yanti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- yaśasā* -
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yaśasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yaśasvinī -
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yaśasvinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]yaśasvin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yaśasvī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- manorame -
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manorama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]manorama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manoramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśā -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]īśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]īś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- āhūya -
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āhūya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nām -
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nā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- diśām -
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diśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- 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]
- Line 2: “pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kāṃcanavedivigrahe ācikṣa me tvaṃ katamāsi devatā ”
- pṛcchāmi -
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√praś (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kāñcana -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedi -
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vedi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vedi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vedi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vedī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vedin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vedin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vigrahe -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[locative single]vigraha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vigrahā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse ācikṣa*me
- 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]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- katam -
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kata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- devatā -
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devatā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.45
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit