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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 64.139
ममापि सप्त रतना विशिष्टा भेष्यन्ति बुद्धित्व मे अग्रबोधिं ।
बोध्यंग सप्त पुरिमजिनप्रशस्तान् तां व लभित्व भवति अप्रमत्तो ॥ १३९ ॥
mamāpi sapta ratanā viśiṣṭā bheṣyanti buddhitva me agrabodhiṃ |
bodhyaṃga sapta purimajinapraśastān tāṃ va labhitva bhavati apramatto || 139 ||
“And I shall have seven rare treasures when I have awakened to the supreme enlightenment. But they will be the seven bodhyangas taught by former Conquerors. He who has mastered them becomes alert. (139)
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 (64.139). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Mama, Api, Sapta, Saptan, Rata, Vishishta, Tva, Agrabodhi, Bodhyanga, Purima, Jina, Prashasta, Bhid, Bhit, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.139). 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: “mamāpi sapta ratanā viśiṣṭā bheṣyanti buddhitva me agrabodhiṃ ”
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- 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]
- nā* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viśiṣṭā* -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bheṣyanti -
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√bhī (verb class 1)[future active third plural]√bhī (verb class 3)[future active third plural]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tva -
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tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- agrabodhim -
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agrabodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “bodhyaṃga sapta purimajinapraśastān tāṃ va labhitva bhavati apramatto ”
- bodhyaṅga -
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bodhyaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- purima -
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purima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]purima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praśastān -
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praśasta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhit -
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bhid (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse apramatto
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.139
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit