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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 52.86
पिण्डाये प्रतिचरन्तो उरुविल्वां प्राप्तो कनकनिष्कनिभो ।
ग्रामिकघरं आगमि नरनारिसमाकुलं काले ॥ ८६ ॥
piṇḍāye praticaranto uruvilvāṃ prāpto kanakaniṣkanibho |
grāmikagharaṃ āgami naranārisamākulaṃ kāle || 86 ||
Begging for alms on the way, he, bright as an ornament of gold, reached Uruvilva. In course of time, he came to the house of a village overseer which was crowded with men and women. (86)
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 (52.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prati, Caranta, Uruvilva, Kanaka, Nishka, Bhu, Gramika, Gha, Agamin, Nara, Nari, Samakula, Kale, Kala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “piṇḍāye praticaranto uruvilvāṃ prāpto kanakaniṣkanibho ”
- piṇḍāye -
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- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- caranto -
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caranta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uruvilvām -
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uruvilvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpto -
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- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣka -
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niṣka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bho -
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bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “grāmikagharaṃ āgami naranārisamākulaṃ kāle ”
- grāmika -
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grāmika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āgami -
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āgamin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āgamin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāri -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- samākulam -
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samākula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samākula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samākulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.86
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit