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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 64.94
यथा च करिय अंजलिं नभस्मिं अभिस्तवे देवसहस्र हृष्टचित्ता ।
कनकप्रभो विशिष्टो दक्षिणेयो भविष्यसि बुद्धो नराण अग्नवादी ॥ ९४ ॥
yathā ca kariya aṃjaliṃ nabhasmiṃ abhistave devasahasra hṛṣṭacittā |
kanakaprabho viśiṣṭo dakṣiṇeyo bhaviṣyasi buddho narāṇa agnavādī || 94 ||
“And inasmuch as thousands of exultant devas in the sky reverently extolled thee, thou wilt become a Buddha, of golden radiance, unique, worthy of offerings, the most eloquent of men.” (94)
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 (64.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Kari, Karin, Anjali, Abhi, Deva, Sahasra, Hrishtacitta, Kanakaprabha, Vishishta, Dakshine, Dakshina, Dakshi, Buddha, Nara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.94). 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 ca kariya aṃjaliṃ nabhasmiṃ abhistave devasahasra hṛṣṭacittā ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kari -
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kari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]karin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- añjalim -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse nabhasmim*ab
- abhis -
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abhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tave -
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- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sahasra -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛṣṭacittā -
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hṛṣṭacittā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kanakaprabho viśiṣṭo dakṣiṇeyo bhaviṣyasi buddho narāṇa agnavādī ”
- kanakaprabho* -
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kanakaprabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśiṣṭo* -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dakṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- iyo* -
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ī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhaviṣyasi -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[future active second single]
- buddho* -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- narā -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇa -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse agnavādī
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.94
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit