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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 37.69
तं सो वताराद् विनिवर्तयेद् रथं जाम्बूनदं सन्तपनीयसन्निभं ।
प्रज्वाल्यमानं रविकरसंनिभं अलंकृतं सुवर्णबिम्बविचित्रं ॥ ६९ ॥
taṃ so vatārād vinivartayed rathaṃ jāmbūnadaṃ santapanīyasannibhaṃ |
prajvālyamānaṃ ravikarasaṃnibhaṃ alaṃkṛtaṃ suvarṇabimbavicitraṃ || 69 ||
And Matali took out his chariot from its place. It was a golden chariot, of refined gold, flashing like the sun, and adorned with divers golden images. (69)
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 (37.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sah, Vata, Ara, Ratha, Jambunada, Santa, Pat, Sannibha, Prajvalya, Ana, Ravikara, Samnibha, Alankrita, Suvarna, Bimba, Vicitram, Vicitra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “taṃ so vatārād vinivartayed rathaṃ jāmbūnadaṃ santapanīyasannibhaṃ ”
- 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]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vatā -
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vata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van -> vata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
- arād -
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ara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]√rās (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]vini (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartayed -
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√vṛt (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- ratham -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- jāmbūnadam -
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jāmbūnada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāmbūnada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jāmbūnadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- santa -
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santa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]√sam -> santa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- pan -
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pat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- īya -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative middle first single]
- sannibham -
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sannibha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sannibha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sannibhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prajvālyamānaṃ ravikarasaṃnibhaṃ alaṃkṛtaṃ suvarṇabimbavicitraṃ ”
- prajvālyam -
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prajvālya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prajvālya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ānam -
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āna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- ravikara -
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ravikara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃnibham -
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saṃnibha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃnibha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alaṅkṛtam -
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alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suvarṇa -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bimba -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicitram -
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vicitram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vicitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.69
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit