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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 64.516
चित्रं सुमेरुमूर्ध्ने लभति ईश्वरत्वं सर्वे स्य देवा अभिनत शिष्यभूता ।
धर्मेण तेषां जनयति सौमनस्यं न जातु भोति परमप्रमत्तो ॥ ५१६ ॥
citraṃ sumerumūrdhne labhati īśvaratvaṃ sarve sya devā abhinata śiṣyabhūtā |
dharmeṇa teṣāṃ janayati saumanasyaṃ na jātu bhoti paramapramatto || 516 ||
He wins bright sovereignty on Meru’s summit. All devas become his pupils and bow before him. By teaching the dharma he fills them with joy. Never does he become in the least negligent. (516)
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 (64.516). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Citram, Citra, Sumeru, Murdhan, Labhat, Ishvaratva, Sarva, Sya, Deva, Abhinata, Shishya, Bhuta, Dharmena, Dharma, Tad, Janayat, Saumanasya, Jatu, Bha, Bhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.516). 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: “citraṃ sumerumūrdhne labhati īśvaratvaṃ sarve sya devā abhinata śiṣyabhūtā ”
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sumeru -
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sumeru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sumeru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sumeru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mūrdhne -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- labhati -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- īśvaratvam -
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īśvaratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- abhinata -
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abhinata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiṣya -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śās]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- bhūtā -
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bhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dharmeṇa teṣāṃ janayati saumanasyaṃ na jātu bhoti paramapramatto ”
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- janayati -
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janayati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third single]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- saumanasyam -
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saumanasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saumanasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saumanasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse paramapramatto
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.516
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit