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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 64.491
परमसु-अभिरूपदर्शनीयो प्रिय भवति नरनारीणां मरूणां ।
सुरुचिरु प्रशस्तु पुण्यवन्तो जिनवरधर्म धारेत्व लुज्जमानं ॥ ४९१ ॥
paramasu-abhirūpadarśanīyo priya bhavati naranārīṇāṃ marūṇāṃ |
suruciru praśastu puṇyavanto jinavaradharma dhāretva lujjamānaṃ || 491 ||
Whoso supports the dharma of the noble Conqueror when it is breaking up, becomes most beautiful of form and dear to men, women and devas, brilliant, praised and virtuous. (491)
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 (64.491). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Parama, Abhirupa, Priya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nara, Nari, Maru, Suruc, Suruci, Prashas, Prasha, Punyavat, 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 64.491). 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: “paramasu-abhirūpadarśanīyo priya bhavati naranārīṇāṃ marūṇāṃ ”
- parama -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhirūpa -
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abhirūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhirūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśanīyo -
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- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (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]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nārīṇām -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]nārī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- marūṇām -
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maru (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]marū (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]marū (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]marū (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “suruciru praśastu puṇyavanto jinavaradharma dhāretva lujjamānaṃ ”
- suruci -
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suruci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]suruci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]surucī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]surucī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]surucī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]suruc (noun, feminine)[locative single]suruc (noun, masculine)[locative single]suruc (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ru -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- praśas -
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praśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]praśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puṇyavanto* -
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puṇyavat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- 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 64.491
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit