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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 53.22
राजा वनान्तरेण अदर्शि एणीमृगाण यूथानि ।
दृष्ट्वान त्वरितत्वरितो वितने धनु सन्दहे क्षुरप्रा ॥ २२ ॥
rājā vanāntareṇa adarśi eṇīmṛgāṇa yūthāni |
dṛṣṭvāna tvaritatvarito vitane dhanu sandahe kṣuraprā || 22 ||
Within the forest the king espied troops of deer, and when he had seen them, he hurriedly drew his bow and fixed an arrow. (22)
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 (53.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Raja, Vanantara, Eni, Ric, Yutha, Ana, Tvarita, Vitana, Dhanu, Sat, Daha, Dah, Kshurapra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.22). 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: “rājā vanāntareṇa adarśi eṇīmṛgāṇa yūthāni ”
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vanāntareṇa -
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vanāntara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adarśi -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- eṇīm -
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eṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛg -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- āṇa -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√aṇ (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- yūthāni -
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yūtha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭvāna tvaritatvarito vitane dhanu sandahe kṣuraprā ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvarita -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[compound from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[compound from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar]
- tvarito* -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar]
- vitane -
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vitana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vitana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dhanu -
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dhanu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhanū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- san -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dahe -
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dahā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dah (noun, masculine)[dative single]dah (noun, neuter)[dative single]daha (noun, masculine)[locative single]daha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kṣuraprā -
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kṣuraprā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.22
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit