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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 64.96
ओभासजाता दिशता अभूषि मारश् च त्रस्तो अभु कृच्छ्रप्राप्तो ।
किं तं हि नाम मह्यं भेष्यतीति रतिं न विन्दामि विमान अस्मिं ॥ ९६ ॥
obhāsajātā diśatā abhūṣi māraś ca trasto abhu kṛcchraprāpto |
kiṃ taṃ hi nāma mahyaṃ bheṣyatīti ratiṃ na vindāmi vimāna asmiṃ || 96 ||
The regions of the world were bathed in radiance, while Mara became terrified and distressed. “Verily,” said he, “what will become of me? I find no joy in this mansion of mine. (96)
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 (64.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Obhasa, Jata, Abhu, Ush, Mara, Kricchra, Pra, Aptu, Kim, Naman, Mahya, Asmad, Iti, Rati, Vimana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.96). 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: “obhāsajātā diśatā abhūṣi māraś ca trasto abhu kṛcchraprāpto ”
- obhāsa -
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obhāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]obhāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātā* -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- diśatā -
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√diś (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uṣi -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- māraś -
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māra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- trasto -
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- abhu -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kṛcchra -
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kṛcchra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛcchra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apto -
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aptu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]aptu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ taṃ hi nāma mahyaṃ bheṣyatīti ratiṃ na vindāmi vimāna asmiṃ ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- bheṣyatī -
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√bhī (verb class 1)[future active third single]√bhī (verb class 3)[future active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ratim -
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rati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vindāmi -
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√vid (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- vimāna -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse asmim
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.96
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit