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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 53.61
मा हैव ऋषिकुमारो विहेठितो यादृशानि दृश्यन्ति ।
रौद्राणि कारुणानि च रुतरुतशब्दानि सुबहूनि ॥ ६१ ॥
mā haiva ṛṣikumāro viheṭhito yādṛśāni dṛśyanti |
raudrāṇi kāruṇāni ca rutarutaśabdāni subahūni || 61 ||
“I fear lest harm has come to the young seer, since I hear so many piteous cries like these and repeated sounds of wailing. (61)
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 (53.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mas, Kumara, Viha, Ish, Hita, Yadrisha, Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Anti, Raudra, Karuna, Ruta, Shabda, Ani, Subahu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.61). 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: “mā haiva ṛṣikumāro viheṭhito yādṛśāni dṛśyanti ”
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haiva -
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√hā (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kumāro* -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vihe -
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vihā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]viha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vihā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṭ -
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iṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]iṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]iṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hito* -
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hita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- yādṛśāni -
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yādṛśa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛśya -
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dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]dṛśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]dṛś (noun, feminine)[locative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “raudrāṇi kāruṇāni ca rutarutaśabdāni subahūni ”
- raudrāṇi -
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raudra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāruṇāni -
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kāruṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruta -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- ruta -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- śabdā -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- subahūni -
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subahu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.61
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit