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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 67.43
शक्रो हम् अस्मि देवेन्द्रो त्रयस्त्रिंशानम् ईश्वरः ।
वरं वरेहि कल्याणि यत् किंचित् मनसीच्छसि ॥ ४३ ॥
śakro ham asmi devendro trayastriṃśānam īśvaraḥ |
varaṃ varehi kalyāṇi yat kiṃcit manasīcchasi || 43 ||
“I am Shakra, lord of the devas, sovereign of Trayastrimsha. Fair lady, choose a boon, whatever your heart is set on. (43)
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 (67.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shakra, Ham, Trayastrimsha, Ishvara, Varam, Vara, Kalyani, Kalyanin, Yat, Yad, Kincid, Kincit, Manas, Manasin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “śakro ham asmi devendro trayastriṃśānam īśvaraḥ ”
- śakro* -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- devendro -
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- trayastriṃśān -
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trayastriṃśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īśvaraḥ -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “varaṃ varehi kalyāṇi yat kiṃcit manasīcchasi ”
- 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]
- vare -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]varā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- kalyāṇi -
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kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kalyāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kiñcit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- manasī -
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manasin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]manasin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√mnā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.43
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit