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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 67.77
यो च ते छत्त्रं धारेति यो च पद्मवने अभू ।
मन्ये एकिना स्त्रिया जाता तादृशम् अस्य लक्षणं ॥ ७७ ॥
yo ca te chattraṃ dhāreti yo ca padmavane abhū |
manye ekinā striyā jātā tādṛśam asya lakṣaṇaṃ || 77 ||
“Now he who holds your sunshade and he who was there in the lotus grove were, I should think, born of the same woman. For their features were alike.” (77)
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 (67.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Chattra, Dhara, Dhari, Iti, Padma, Vana, Vani, Manya, Mani, Ekin, Stri, Jatri, Jata, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Idam, Lakshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.77). 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: “yo ca te chattraṃ dhāreti yo ca padmavane abhū ”
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- chattram -
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chattra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chattra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chattrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhāre -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dhāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padma -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- Line 2: “manye ekinā striyā jātā tādṛśam asya lakṣaṇaṃ ”
- manye -
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manī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]manī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]manī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- ekinā -
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ekin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ekin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- striyā* -
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strī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- jātā -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√jan (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tādṛśam -
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tādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tādṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tādṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.77
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit