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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 44.22
सचेत् ते भद्रे जानेया पिता सूची मया कृता ।
स्वयं व मे प्रवारेया प्रत्तं ते च पितु वरं ॥ २२ ॥
sacet te bhadre jāneyā pitā sūcī mayā kṛtā |
svayaṃ va me pravāreyā prattaṃ te ca pitu varaṃ || 22 ||
If, lady, your father knew that these needles were made by me, he would invite me to take you and all that is in your father’s house. (22)
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 (44.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Bhadra, Jana, Jani, Pitri, Suci, Sucin, Maya, Asmad, Krit, Krita, Svayam, Pravara, Pratta, Varam, Vara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 44.22). 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: “sacet te bhadre jāneyā pitā sūcī mayā kṛtā ”
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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]
- bhadre -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jāne -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- iyā -
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ī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sūcī -
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sūcī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sūcī (noun, masculine)[compound]sūci (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūci (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūcin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “svayaṃ va me pravāreyā prattaṃ te ca pitu varaṃ ”
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- pravāre -
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pravāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
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ī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- prattam -
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pratta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
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pitu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 44.22
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit