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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 67.155
त्वं क्षमाहि महाराज त्वं क्षमाहि नरर्षभ ।
न वयम् एवं जानाम महास्वर इहागतो ॥ १५५ ॥
tvaṃ kṣamāhi mahārāja tvaṃ kṣamāhi nararṣabha |
na vayam evaṃ jānāma mahāsvara ihāgato || 155 ||
“Forgive us, your majesty, forgive us, valiant man. We did not know, O lion-voiced one, that you had come hither. (155)
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 (67.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tva, Yushmad, Ksham, Kshama, Ahi, Maharaja, Maharajan, Nara, Rishabha, Vaya, Asmad, Evam, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.155). 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: “tvaṃ kṣamāhi mahārāja tvaṃ kṣamāhi nararṣabha ”
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kṣamā -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- narar -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣabha -
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ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na vayam evaṃ jānāma mahāsvara ihāgato ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- 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]
- jānāma -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[imperative active first plural]
- mahāsvara* -
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- Cannot analyse ihāgato
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.155
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit