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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 51.11
निषीद वा तिष्ठहि त्वं व नागि ।
गच्छाहि वा ताव स्वकं निवेशनं ।
यावद्मि दूता गतो नीयतां ति ।
अन्वेषिसुः नागनृपं यशस्विनं ॥ ११ ॥
niṣīda vā tiṣṭhahi tvaṃ va nāgi |
gacchāhi vā tāva svakaṃ niveśanaṃ |
yāvadmi dūtā gato nīyatāṃ ti |
anveṣisuḥ nāganṛpaṃ yaśasvinaṃ || 11 ||
Be seated or stand, O Naga maid, or go to your own home, until the messengers whom I’ll bid to go and fetch him, shall find your glorious Naga mate. (11)
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 (51.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tishtha, Tva, Yushmad, Nagi, Nagin, Gaccha, Ahi, Svaka, Niveshana, Yava, Yah, Duta, Gat, Gata, Naga, Nripa, Yashasvin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.11). 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: “niṣīda vā tiṣṭhahi tvaṃ va nāgi ”
- Cannot analyse niṣīda*vā
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tiṣṭha -
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tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sthā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgi -
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nāgī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]nāgin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nāgin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “gacchāhi vā tāva svakaṃ niveśanaṃ ”
- gacchā -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[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]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tāva -
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- svakam -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- niveśanam -
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niveśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niveśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “yāvadmi dūtā gato nīyatāṃ ti ”
- yāva -
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yāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]yāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yu (noun, feminine)[locative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- admi -
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√ad (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- dūtā* -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- gato* -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīyatām -
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√nī (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]
- Cannot analyse ti
- Line 4: “anveṣisuḥ nāganṛpaṃ yaśasvinaṃ ”
- Cannot analyse anveṣisuḥ*nā
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nṛpam -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yaśasvinam -
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yaśasvin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.11
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit