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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 49.29
ततो दीनमनो राजा कुमारम् एतद् अब्रवीत् ।
नात्रावासो मह्यं पुत्र अश्रुवेगं प्रमुञ्चति ॥ २९ ॥
tato dīnamano rājā kumāram etad abravīt |
nātrāvāso mahyaṃ putra aśruvegaṃ pramuñcati || 29 ||
Then the dejected king said to the prince, “I have no control over that,” and he shed a flood of tears. (29)
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 (49.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dinamanas, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Kumara, Etad, Ravan, Rava, Mahya, Asmad, Putra, Ashru, Vega, Pra, Muncat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 49.29). 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: “tato dīnamano rājā kumāram etad abravīt ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- dīnamano* -
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dīnamanas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīnamanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kumāram -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kumārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “nātrāvāso mahyaṃ putra aśruvegaṃ pramuñcati ”
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rāvā -
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rāvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]rāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- aso* -
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√sas (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- putra -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśru -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vegam -
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vega (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vegā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- muñcati -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.29
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit