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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 53.8
सर्वमनवद्यगात्रो ऋद्धीमां सौम्यको विशालाक्षो ।
तद् एव तस्य नामं अभूषि श्यामो ति तं कालं ॥ ८ ॥
sarvamanavadyagātro ṛddhīmāṃ saumyako viśālākṣo |
tad eva tasya nāmaṃ abhūṣi śyāmo ti taṃ kālaṃ || 8 ||
Of wholly faultless body was he, possessing magic power, gentle, and having large eyes. Now his name at that time was Shyama. (8)
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 (53.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarvam, Sarva, Anavadya, Riddhi, Saumi, Saumya, Vishala, Akshu, Tad, Tat, Eva, Abhu, Ush, Kalam, Kala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.8). 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: “sarvamanavadyagātro ṛddhīmāṃ saumyako viśālākṣo ”
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anavadya -
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anavadya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anavadya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātro -
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- ṛddhīm -
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ṛddhī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- saumya -
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saumī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]saumya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saumya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√su (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- ako* -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single], [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
- viśālā -
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viśāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣo -
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akṣu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “tad eva tasya nāmaṃ abhūṣi śyāmo ti taṃ kālaṃ ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- nāmam -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uṣi -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- śyāmo -
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- Cannot analyse ti*ta
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kālam -
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kālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.8
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit