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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 64.487
कवचितो सदा भोति लक्षणेहि यथा गगणं प्रतिपूरं तारकेहि ।
स मधुरवचनो मनोज्ञघोषो जिनवरधर्म धारेत्व लुज्जमानं ॥ ४८७ ॥
kavacito sadā bhoti lakṣaṇehi yathā gagaṇaṃ pratipūraṃ tārakehi |
sa madhuravacano manojñaghoṣo jinavaradharma dhāretva lujjamānaṃ || 487 ||
Whoso supports the dharma of the noble Conqueror when it is breaking up, always becomes arrayed in marks of excellence as the sky is bespangled with stars. (487)
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 (64.487). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sada, Bha, Bhu, Lakshana, Yatha, Gagana, Pratipur, Taraka, Madhuravacana, Manojnaghosha, Jina, Varadharma, Dhara, Dhari, Itvan,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.487). 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: “kavacito sadā bhoti lakṣaṇehi yathā gagaṇaṃ pratipūraṃ tārakehi ”
- kavacito -
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- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bho -
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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]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- lakṣaṇe -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gagaṇam -
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gagaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gagaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pratipūr -
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pratipur (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tārake -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “sa madhuravacano manojñaghoṣo jinavaradharma dhāretva lujjamānaṃ ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhuravacano* -
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madhuravacana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manojñaghoṣo* -
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manojñaghoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varadharma -
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varadharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāre -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dhāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- itva -
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itvan (noun, masculine)[compound]itvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse lujjamānam
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.487
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit