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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 52.3
मुसारगल्वमुक्ताहि मणिलोहितकाहि च ।
चित्रा सुसंस्कृता भूमि न चात्रोद्वायते रजः ॥ ३ ॥
musāragalvamuktāhi maṇilohitakāhi ca |
citrā susaṃskṛtā bhūmi na cātrodvāyate rajaḥ || 3 ||
Well-fashioned is the floor thereof, and bright with crystal and pearl and crimson gem, and no dust can be raised from it. (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 (52.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Musaragalva, Ukta, Ahi, Manila, Hitaka, Citra, Susamskrita, Bhumi, Dva, Tad, Yushmad, Raja, Rajas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.3). 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: “musāragalvamuktāhi maṇilohitakāhi ca ”
- musāragalvam -
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musāragalva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uktā -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- maṇilo -
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maṇila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hitakā -
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hitaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “citrā susaṃskṛtā bhūmi na cātrodvāyate rajaḥ ”
- citrā -
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citrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- susaṃskṛtā* -
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susaṃskṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]susaṃskṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūmi -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūmī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhūmī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]bhūmī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ro -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dvāya -
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dva (noun, masculine)[dative single]dva (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- rajaḥ -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit