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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 51.34
दृष्ट्वान तं आगतं च नागराजं च चम्पकं ।
काशिराजेन सार्धं च कृत्वान अंजलिं नता ॥ ३४ ॥
dṛṣṭvāna taṃ āgataṃ ca nāgarājaṃ ca campakaṃ |
kāśirājena sārdhaṃ ca kṛtvāna aṃjaliṃ natā || 34 ||
When the Nagas saw that he had come with Campaka, the Naga king, with joined hands raised they bowed before their king and the king of Kashi. (34)
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 (51.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ana, Agata, Nagaraj, Nagaraja, Campaka, Kashiraja, Sardham, Sardha, Kritva, Kritvan, Anjali, Nat, Nata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.34). 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: “dṛṣṭvāna taṃ āgataṃ ca nāgarājaṃ ca campakaṃ ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āgatam -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgarājam -
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nāgarāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāgarāj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- campakam -
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campaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]campaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]campakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kāśirājena sārdhaṃ ca kṛtvāna aṃjaliṃ natā ”
- kāśirājena -
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kāśirāja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- añjalim -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- natā -
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nat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]natā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nam -> natā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.34
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit