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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 49.24
अलं चिरेण एकस्मिं पदे प्रतिभुको भव ।
ततो इहैव निवसिष्यं रम्ये कपिलसाह्वये ॥ २४ ॥
alaṃ cireṇa ekasmiṃ pade pratibhuko bhava |
tato ihaiva nivasiṣyaṃ ramye kapilasāhvaye || 24 ||
“Enough of this dallying. Assure me on one point only. Then shall I live on in pleasant Kapilavastu.” (24)
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 (49.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Alam, Ala, Cirena, Cira, Pada, Padi, Pad, Pratibhu, Kah, Bhava, Iha, Asis, Ramya, Kapila, Sahvaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 49.24). 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: “alaṃ cireṇa ekasmiṃ pade pratibhuko bhava ”
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cireṇa -
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cireṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cira (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse ekasmim*pa
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pratibhu -
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pratibhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “tato ihaiva nivasiṣyaṃ ramye kapilasāhvaye ”
- tato -
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- ihai -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asiṣya -
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asis (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ramye -
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ramya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ramya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ramyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram], [locative single from √ram]√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative single from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram]√ram (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√ram (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- kapila -
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kapila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kapila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāhvaye -
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sāhvaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]sāhvaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sāhvayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.24
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit