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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 64.125
तुवं च प्राप्ता दिश प्रेक्षमाणो अदीनचित्तो च अनन्ततेजो ।
देवसहस्रानभिभोहि आभा विदग्धस्थूणां यथ सुवर्णबिम्बं ॥ १२५ ॥
tuvaṃ ca prāptā diśa prekṣamāṇo adīnacitto ca anantatejo |
devasahasrānabhibhohi ābhā vidagdhasthūṇāṃ yatha suvarṇabimbaṃ || 125 ||
“Viewing the regions thou hast won, proud and of infinite power, thou dost surpass in radiance thousands of devas, as a disk of gold surpasses a burnt-out pillar. (125)
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 (64.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prapta, Disha, Adina, Deva, Sahasra, Abhibha, Abhibhu, Abha, Vidagdha, Sthuna, Yat, Yad, Han, Suvarna, Bimba,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.125). 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: “tuvaṃ ca prāptā diśa prekṣamāṇo adīnacitto ca anantatejo ”
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vam -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ve (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāptā* -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- diśa -
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diśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]diśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√diś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- prekṣam -
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prekṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āṇo -
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- adīna -
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adīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- citto -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse anantatejo
- Line 2: “devasahasrānabhibhohi ābhā vidagdhasthūṇāṃ yatha suvarṇabimbaṃ ”
- 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]
- sahasrān -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- abhibho -
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abhibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]abhibhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- uhi -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- ābhā* -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]ābha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vidagdha -
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vidagdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidagdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthūṇām -
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sthūṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- suvarṇa -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bimbam -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.125
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit