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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 49.50
नाग नाग अवलोकयाहि मे ।
सिंह सिंह अवलोकयाहि मे ।
सत्वसार अवलोकयाहि मे ।
सार्थवाह अवलोकयाहि मे ॥ ५० ॥
nāga nāga avalokayāhi me |
siṃha siṃha avalokayāhi me |
satvasāra avalokayāhi me |
sārthavāha avalokayāhi me || 50 ||
O Naga, O Naga, look at me. O lion, O lion, look at me. O most elect of beings, look at me; O leader of the caravan, look at me. (50)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nāga nāga avalokayāhi me ”
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avalokayā -
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√avalok (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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]
- Line 2: “siṃha siṃha avalokayāhi me ”
- siṃha -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- siṃha -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- avalokayā -
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√avalok (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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]
- Line 3: “satvasāra avalokayāhi me ”
- satva -
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satvan (noun, masculine)[compound]satvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sāra -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avalokayā -
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√avalok (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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]
- Line 4: “sārthavāha avalokayāhi me ”
- sārthavāha -
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sārthavāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- avalokayā -
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√avalok (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 49.50
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit