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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 51.3
असि त्वं नन्दने जाता जाता चित्ररथे वने ।
देवी असि वा गन्धर्वी न त्वं असि हि मानुषी ॥ ३ ॥
asi tvaṃ nandane jātā jātā citrarathe vane |
devī asi vā gandharvī na tvaṃ asi hi mānuṣī || 3 ||
You were born in Nandana or the Citraratha grove. You are a deva or Gandharva. Human you are not. (3)
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 (51.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asi, Tva, Yushmad, Nandana, Jata, Jatri, Citraratha, Vana, Vani, Devi, Devin, Var, Gandharvi, Manushi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “asi tvaṃ nandane jātā jātā citrarathe vane ”
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- nandane -
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nandana (noun, masculine)[locative single]nandana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nandanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jātā* -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- jātā -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- citrarathe -
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citraratha (noun, masculine)[locative single]citraratha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]citrarathā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “devī asi vā gandharvī na tvaṃ asi hi mānuṣī ”
- devī -
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devī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]devin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gandharvī -
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gandharvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mānuṣī -
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mānuṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit