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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 65.65
छित्त्वा गृहबन्धनानि गंसामि अहं पुरं वरं ।
अहो धर्मम् उदीरयेन्सुः हृष्टप्रमुदिता नभे ॥ ६५ ॥
chittvā gṛhabandhanāni gaṃsāmi ahaṃ puraṃ varaṃ |
aho dharmam udīrayensuḥ hṛṣṭapramuditā nabhe || 65 ||
“So have I broken the bonds that bound me to my home, and am on my way to a fair city.” “Behold the dharma,” did those in the sky, glad and joyful, exclaim. (65)
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 (65.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bandhana, Sami, Aha, Asmad, Pur, Pura, Varam, Vara, Ahan, Dharma, Hrishta, Pramudita, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.65). 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: “chittvā gṛhabandhanāni gaṃsāmi ahaṃ puraṃ varaṃ ”
- chittvā -
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√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]
- gṛha -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bandhanāni -
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bandhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gaṃ -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sāmi -
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sāmi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sāmi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- puram -
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pura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]purā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pur (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “aho dharmam udīrayensuḥ hṛṣṭapramuditā nabhe ”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse udīrayensuḥ*hṛ
- hṛṣṭa -
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hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
- pramuditā* -
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pramudita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pramuditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nabhe -
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nabh (noun, feminine)[dative single]nabha (noun, masculine)[locative single]nabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nabhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√nabh (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 65.65
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit