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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 45.18
अनवराग्रस्मिं संसारे यत्र मे उषितं पुरा ।
माणवको तदा आसि शिरि आसी यशोधरा ।
एतम् अर्थं विजानेत्वा एवं धारेथ जातकं ॥ १८ ॥
anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā |
māṇavako tadā āsi śiri āsī yaśodharā |
etam arthaṃ vijānetvā evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ || 18 ||
When of yore I lived in one of my existences which have neither beginning nor end (samsara), then was I the young brahman and Yashodhara was Shiri. Thus understand its meaning, thus bear this jataka in mind. (18)
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 (45.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samsara, Samsari, Yatra, Asmad, Ushita, Pura, Pur, Tada, Shiri, Yashodhara, Eta, Esha, Artha, Vijani, Vijana, Tva, Evam, Eva, Dhara, Dhari, Jataka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.18). 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: “anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā ”
- Cannot analyse anavarāgrasmim*sa
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃsāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]saṃsāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (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]
- uṣitam -
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uṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “māṇavako tadā āsi śiri āsī yaśodharā ”
- māṇavako -
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- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- śiri -
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śiri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śirī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śirī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śirī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āsī -
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- yaśodharā -
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yaśodharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “etam arthaṃ vijānetvā evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ ”
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vijāne -
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vijāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vijāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vijāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tvā* -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhāre -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dhāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- itha -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- jātakam -
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jātaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jātaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.18
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit