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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 67.15
चतुर्दशिं पंचदशिं याव पक्षस्य अष्टमिं ।
पुत्रार्थिको नरश्रेष्ठो एवं मे श्रुत भाषितं ॥ १५ ॥
caturdaśiṃ paṃcadaśiṃ yāva pakṣasya aṣṭamiṃ |
putrārthiko naraśreṣṭho evaṃ me śruta bhāṣitaṃ || 15 ||
“On the fourteenth, fifteenth and eighth days, for that the chief of men is desirous of a son. So have I heard it said. (15)
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 (67.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Catu, Catus, Shi, Pancat, Yava, Paksha, Pakshas, Ashta, Putrarthin, Kah, Evam, Eva, Asmad, Shruta, Bhashita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.15). 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: “caturdaśiṃ paṃcadaśiṃ yāva pakṣasya aṣṭamiṃ ”
- catur -
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catur (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]catus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]catu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]catu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śim -
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śi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pañcad -
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pañcat (noun, masculine)[compound]pañcat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pañc -> pañcat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pañc class 1 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śim -
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śi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yāva -
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yāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]yāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- pakṣasya -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]pakṣas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√pakṣ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- aṣṭam -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[adverb from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[adverb from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[adverb]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[adverb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “putrārthiko naraśreṣṭho evaṃ me śruta bhāṣitaṃ ”
- putrārthi -
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putrārthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]putrārthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraśreṣṭho -
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- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- śruta -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- bhāṣitam -
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bhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.15
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit