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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 67.13
स्वागतं ते महाब्रह्म अथ ते अनुरागतं ।
किम् इच्छसि किम् एषाणो केनार्थो किं ददामि ते ॥ १३ ॥
svāgataṃ te mahābrahma atha te anurāgataṃ |
kim icchasi kim eṣāṇo kenārtho kiṃ dadāmi te || 13 ||
“Hail to you, great Brahman,” (said the king,) “You are welcome. What do you want, what do you seek, what do you need, what can I give to you?” (13)
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 (67.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svagata, Tad, Yushmad, Mahabrahma, Atha, Anuraga, Kim, Kena, Kah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.13). 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: “svāgataṃ te mahābrahma atha te anurāgataṃ ”
- svāgatam -
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svāgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svāgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svāgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mahābrahma -
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mahābrahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahābrahman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- anurāga -
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anurāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “kim icchasi kim eṣāṇo kenārtho kiṃ dadāmi te ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- eṣāṇo -
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- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- artho -
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- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dadāmi -
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√dā (verb class 1)[present active first single]√dā (verb class 3)[present active first single]√dad (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.13
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit