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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 61.6
यथा वाता प्रवायन्ति यथा वृक्षा विलग्निता ।
यथा द्विजा निकूजेन्ति अद्य बुद्धो भविष्यसि ॥ ६ ॥
yathā vātā pravāyanti yathā vṛkṣā vilagnitā |
yathā dvijā nikūjenti adya buddho bhaviṣyasi || 6 ||
From the way the winds blow and the trees sway and the birds warble, this day thou wilt become Buddha. (6)
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 (61.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Vatri, Vata, Vat, Prava, Ayat, Dvija, Jenti, Adya, Buddha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 61.6). 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: “yathā vātā pravāyanti yathā vṛkṣā vilagnitā ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vātā -
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vātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- pravā -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayanti -
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ayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vṛkṣā* -
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- Cannot analyse vilagnitā
- Line 2: “yathā dvijā nikūjenti adya buddho bhaviṣyasi ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dvijā* -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvijā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kū -
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kū (noun, feminine)[compound]ku (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jenti -
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jentī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jentī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jentī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddho* -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaviṣyasi -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[future active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 61.6
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit