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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 64.224
अन्ये ग्रहेत्वा महदग्निस्कन्धां प्रदीप्तशीर्षा विकृतस्वभावा ।
क्षुरप्रचारी च विभग्ननासा मारस्य सैन्या स्थित बोधिमूले ॥ २२४ ॥
anye grahetvā mahadagniskandhāṃ pradīptaśīrṣā vikṛtasvabhāvā |
kṣurapracārī ca vibhagnanāsā mārasya sainyā sthita bodhimūle || 224 ||
Others carried huge firebrands in their hands; their heads were all lit up, their forms distorted, appearing flat and broken of nose. Mara’s army stood at the foot of the bodhi tree. (224)
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 (64.224). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anya, Graha, Grahi, Itvan, Mahat, Agniskandha, Pradipta, Shirsha, Vikrita, Sva, Svan, Bha, Kshurapra, Cari, Carin, Vibhagna, Nasa, Mara, Sainya, Sthita, Bodhin, Mula,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “anye grahetvā mahadagniskandhāṃ pradīptaśīrṣā vikṛtasvabhāvā ”
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- grahe -
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graha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]graha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]grahi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- itvā -
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√i -> itvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]itvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahad -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- agniskandhā -
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agniskandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agniskandha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pradīpta -
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pradīpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pradīpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīrṣā* -
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śīrṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śīrṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vikṛta -
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vikṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- avā -
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o (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “kṣurapracārī ca vibhagnanāsā mārasya sainyā sthita bodhimūle ”
- kṣurapra -
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kṣurapra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣurapra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cārī -
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cārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]cārin (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]
- vibhagna -
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vibhagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāsā* -
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nāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mārasya -
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māra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]māra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sainyā -
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sainyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sthita -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mūle -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.224
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit