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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 64.132
अन्ये स्थिहित्वा गगणे डियन्ता चूर्णां क्षिपन्ति वरचन्दनस्य ।
जाम्बूनदस्य रतनामयं च क्षिपन्ति चूर्णं तव भोन्ति सर्वे ॥ १३२ ॥
anye sthihitvā gagaṇe ḍiyantā cūrṇāṃ kṣipanti varacandanasya |
jāmbūnadasya ratanāmayaṃ ca kṣipanti cūrṇaṃ tava bhonti sarve || 132 ||
“Other (devas) stand floating in the air and shower down powder of the fair sandal-wood and of the precious stone of Jambunada. They are all thine. (132)
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 (64.132). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anya, Stha, Hitva, Hitvan, Gagana, Curna, Kshipat, Kshipanti, Varacandana, Jambunada, Rata, Namaya, Yushmad, Sarva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.132). 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: “anye sthihitvā gagaṇe ḍiyantā cūrṇāṃ kṣipanti varacandanasya ”
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthi -
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sthā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gagaṇe -
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gagaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]gagaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse ḍiyantā*cū
- cūrṇām -
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cūrṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣipanti -
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kṣipantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]kṣipantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]kṣipantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- varacandanasya -
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varacandana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “jāmbūnadasya ratanāmayaṃ ca kṣipanti cūrṇaṃ tava bhonti sarve ”
- jāmbūnadasya -
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jāmbūnada (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jāmbūnada (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- nāmayam -
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nāmaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāmaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣipanti -
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kṣipantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]kṣipantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]kṣipantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- cūrṇam -
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cūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse bhonti*sa
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.132
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit