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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 44.2
केन ते अंजितं शीर्षं केनं अक्षी अंजिता च ते ।
वस्त्रा च केन ते शुद्धा य्वागु क्षुद्रा च केन ते ॥ २ ॥
kena te aṃjitaṃ śīrṣaṃ kenaṃ akṣī aṃjitā ca te |
vastrā ca kena te śuddhā yvāgu kṣudrā ca kena te || 2 ||
Why is your head and why are your eyes so well smeared with ointment? Why are your clothes so spruce? And why have you so little rice-gruel? (2)
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 (44.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kena, Kah, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Anjita, Shirsha, Akshan, Akshi, Vastri, Vastra, Shuddha, Agu, Kshudra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “kena te aṃjitaṃ śīrṣaṃ kenaṃ akṣī aṃjitā ca te ”
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental 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]
- añjitam -
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√añj -> añjita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √añj]√añj -> añjita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √añj]√añj -> añjitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √añj]√añj -> añjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √añj]√añj -> añjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √añj], [accusative single from √añj]
- śīrṣam -
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śīrṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīrṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīrṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śīrṣan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- kenam -
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kena (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kena (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akṣī -
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akṣī (noun, masculine)[compound]akṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- añjitā -
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√añj -> añjitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √añj]√añj (verb class 7)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- Line 2: “vastrā ca kena te śuddhā yvāgu kṣudrā ca kena te ”
- vastrā -
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vastṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vastrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental 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]
- śuddhā* -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
- yvā -
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yu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- agu -
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ago (noun, feminine)[adverb]agu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]agu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]agu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣudrā -
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kṣudrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 44.2
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit