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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 53.37
काशिपतिः तीक्ष्णबुद्धि तेनापि अस्य संभावितो अर्थो ।
तं अवच ऋषिकुमारं प्रणम्य शिरसा हि पादेषु ॥ ३७ ॥
kāśipatiḥ tīkṣṇabuddhi tenāpi asya saṃbhāvito artho |
taṃ avaca ṛṣikumāraṃ praṇamya śirasā hi pādeṣu || 37 ||
The king of Kashi, being keen-witted, was thus made aware of his meaning, and, making a low obeisance to the young seer, he said, (37)
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 (53.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kashipati, Tikshnabuddhi, Tad, Tena, Api, Idam, Rithu, Ava, Kumara, Prana, Shiras, Pada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.37). 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: “kāśipatiḥ tīkṣṇabuddhi tenāpi asya saṃbhāvito artho ”
- kāśipatiḥ -
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kāśipati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tīkṣṇabuddhi -
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tīkṣṇabuddhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tīkṣṇabuddhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tīkṣṇabuddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tenā -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sambhāvito -
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- ar -
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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]
- ṛtho -
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ṛthu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ṛthu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “taṃ avaca ṛṣikumāraṃ praṇamya śirasā hi pādeṣu ”
- 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]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kumāram -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kumārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- praṇam -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ya -
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- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pādeṣu -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.37
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit