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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 65.52
वैहायसे तिष्ठसि अन्तरीक्षे वेगप्रमत्तो मृगमण्डलीव ।
नमस्यन्तो प्रांजलि वन्दमानो तं वन्दनीयं इह त्वं नमस्यसि ॥ ५२ ॥
vaihāyase tiṣṭhasi antarīkṣe vegapramatto mṛgamaṇḍalīva |
namasyanto prāṃjali vandamāno taṃ vandanīyaṃ iha tvaṃ namasyasi || 52 ||
“Thou standest in the aery sky, eager and alert like the king of beasts, with thy hands joined in adoration and veneration. Thou dost here venerate him who is worthy to be adored.” (52)
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 (65.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaihayasa, Antariksha, Vega, Pramatta, Mriga, Mandali, Mandalin, Iva, Nama, Namas, Namasya, Antu, Pranjali, Vandaniya, Iha, Tva, Yushmad, Asi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.52). 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: “vaihāyase tiṣṭhasi antarīkṣe vegapramatto mṛgamaṇḍalīva ”
- vaihāyase -
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vaihāyasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaihāyasa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tiṣṭhasi -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- antarīkṣe -
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antarīkṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vega -
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vega (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramatto* -
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pramatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛga -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍalī -
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maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]maṇḍalin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “namasyanto prāṃjali vandamāno taṃ vandanīyaṃ iha tvaṃ namasyasi ”
- namasya -
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namasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]namas (noun, masculine)[locative single]namas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√nam (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- anto -
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antu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- prāñjali -
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prāñjali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prāñjali (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāñjalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vandamāno -
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- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vandanīyam -
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vandanīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vandanīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vandanīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vand -> vandanīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]√vand -> vandanīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- namasya -
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namasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]namas (noun, masculine)[locative single]namas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√nam (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.52
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit