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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 53.89
सो अवच तहिं खु नेष्यं तं देशं यत्र सो ऋषिकुमारो ।
अप्य् एव नाम जीवे युवा स निहतो मृगविषेहि ॥ ८९ ॥
so avaca tahiṃ khu neṣyaṃ taṃ deśaṃ yatra so ṛṣikumāro |
apy eva nāma jīve yuvā sa nihato mṛgaviṣehi || 89 ||
He replied, “I will lead you to the place where the young seer lies. For surely young was he of life when he was laid low by the poison.” (89)
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 (53.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ava, Neshya, Desha, Yatra, Kum, Aru, Eva, Naman, Jiva, Yuva, Yuvan, Nihata, Mriga, Visha, Vish,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.89). 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: “so avaca tahiṃ khu neṣyaṃ taṃ deśaṃ yatra so ṛṣikumāro ”
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- 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 (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse tahim*kh
- Cannot analyse khu*ne
- neṣyam -
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√neṣ -> neṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]√neṣ -> neṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √neṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]√niṣ -> neṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √niṣ class 1 verb]√niṣ -> neṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √niṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √niṣ class 1 verb]
- 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]
- deśam -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kum -
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kum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āro -
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āru (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “apy eva nāma jīve yuvā sa nihato mṛgaviṣehi ”
- Cannot analyse apy*ev
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jīve -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jīvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yuvā -
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yū (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nihato* -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛga -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣe -
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viṣā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]viṣ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.89
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit