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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 52.95
सुकुमारफुल्लगात्रं कमलदलनिभेहि पादरतनेहि ।
कथम् आक्रमसि वसुधां तृणकुशशरसंस्तृतविदुर्गां ॥ ९५ ॥
sukumāraphullagātraṃ kamaladalanibhehi pādaratanehi |
katham ākramasi vasudhāṃ tṛṇakuśaśarasaṃstṛtavidurgāṃ || 95 ||
“With limbs like delicate flowers, and feet sheer jewels the colour of the lotus leaf, how wilt thou walk over difficult ground tangled with kusha-grass and leaves? (95)
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 (52.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sukumara, Phulla, Gatra, Kamala, Dalani, Bha, Pada, Rata, Nri, Katham, Katha, Akrama, Vasudha, Trina, Kusha, Shara, Sharan, Samstrita, Vidu, Vidus,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “sukumāraphullagātraṃ kamaladalanibhehi pādaratanehi ”
- sukumāra -
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sukumāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukumāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phulla -
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phulla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phulla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phull (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gātram -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kamala -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dalani -
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dalanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhe -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “katham ākramasi vasudhāṃ tṛṇakuśaśarasaṃstṛtavidurgāṃ ”
- 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]
- ākrama -
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ākrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vasudhām -
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vasudhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vasudhā (noun, masculine)[accusative single], [genitive plural]
- tṛṇa -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuśa -
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kuśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śara -
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śara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śaran (noun, masculine)[compound]śaran (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saṃstṛta -
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saṃstṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃstṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidur -
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vidus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
- gām -
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gā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]go (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active first single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.95
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit