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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 52.43
तत्र वृद्धं महाप्राज्ञं तापसन्तपतां वरं ।
वशिष्ठं नाम गोत्रेण ददर्श च जगाम च ॥ ४३ ॥
tatra vṛddhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ tāpasantapatāṃ varaṃ |
vaśiṣṭhaṃ nāma gotreṇa dadarśa ca jagāma ca || 43 ||
There he saw the aged, the greatly wise, the best of seers, named Vasishtha after his clan, and went up to him. (43)
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 (52.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatra, Vriddha, Mahaprajna, Tapa, Santa, Pat, Pata, Varam, Vara, Vashishtha, Naman, Gotra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.43). 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: “tatra vṛddhaṃ mahāprājñaṃ tāpasantapatāṃ varaṃ ”
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vṛddham -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- mahāprājñam -
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mahāprājña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāprājña (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāprājñā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tāpa -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- santa -
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santa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]√sam -> santa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- patām -
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pat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]patā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vaśiṣṭhaṃ nāma gotreṇa dadarśa ca jagāma ca ”
- vaśiṣṭham -
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vaśiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaśiṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gotreṇa -
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gotra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gotra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dadarśa -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagāma -
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√gā (verb class 3)[imperative active first plural]√gam (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.43
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit