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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 75.20
ते गत्वा नातिदूरं समागता वाणिजा समाश्वस्ता ।
रोदन्ति च क्रन्दन्ति च दुःखिता विय विप्रयोगेन ॥ २० ॥
te gatvā nātidūraṃ samāgatā vāṇijā samāśvastā |
rodanti ca krandanti ca duḥkhitā viya viprayogena || 20 ||
But with their eyes full of tears the men, standing near the ocean wave, replied to the women and said, “Pray wait a short while that we may throw off our grief.” (20)
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 (75.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Natidura, Samagata, Samashvasta, Udat, Udanti, Krandat, Krandanti, Duhkhita, Viprayoga, Ina,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.20). 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: “te gatvā nātidūraṃ samāgatā vāṇijā samāśvastā ”
- 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]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- nātidūram -
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nātidūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nātidūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nātidūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samāgatā* -
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samāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāṇijā -
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- samāśvastā -
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samāśvastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rodanti ca krandanti ca duḥkhitā viya viprayogena ”
- ro -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udanti -
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√ud -> udat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ud class 6 verb]√ud -> udantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb]√ud (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- krandanti -
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√krand -> krandat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √krand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krand class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krand class 1 verb]√krand -> krandantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √krand class 1 verb]√krand (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkhitā* -
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duḥkhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- viprayoge -
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viprayoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.20
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit