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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 52.92
सा तस्य दर्शनतृषा निर्धाविता गुणशता कीर्तयति ।
वरपुरुष विप्रहीनो स्वबन्धुजनस्य कथं आसी ॥ ९२ ॥
sā tasya darśanatṛṣā nirdhāvitā guṇaśatā kīrtayati |
varapuruṣa viprahīno svabandhujanasya kathaṃ āsī || 92 ||
But she, eager to have him in sight, ran out of the village and lauded his many virtues, telling how the noble man was exiled from kith and kin. (92)
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 (52.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Darshana, Trisha, Nih, Dhavita, Kirtayat, Varapurusha, Vipra, Jana, Katham, Katha, Asi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “sā tasya darśanatṛṣā nirdhāvitā guṇaśatā kīrtayati ”
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- darśana -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛṣā* -
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tṛṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dhāvitā* -
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dhāvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhāvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇaśatā -
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- kīrtayati -
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kīrtayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kīrtayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “varapuruṣa viprahīno svabandhujanasya kathaṃ āsī ”
- varapuruṣa -
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varapuruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipra -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīno -
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- svabandhu -
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svabandhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- janasya -
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jana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- asī -
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asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]asi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.92
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit