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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 75.30
आम्रकर्णिकारकुरवकतिलकवकुलशोभितं सुरमणीयं ।
अभ्यधिकं स्वशरीरैः वनं वरं शोभेन्ति सुयामा ॥ ३० ॥
āmrakarṇikārakuravakatilakavakulaśobhitaṃ suramaṇīyaṃ |
abhyadhikaṃ svaśarīraiḥ vanaṃ varaṃ śobhenti suyāmā || 30 ||
The grove was gay with sal trees and palmyra trees, full of campakas and aflame with red and yellow ashoka trees. (30)
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 (75.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Amraka, Rinika, Ara, Kurava, Laka, Vakula, Shobhita, Sura, Ani, Iyam, Idam, Abhyadhikam, Abhyadhika, Svasharira, Vana, Varam, Vara, Suyama, Suyaman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.30). 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: “āmrakarṇikārakuravakatilakavakulaśobhitaṃ suramaṇīyaṃ ”
- āmrakar -
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āmraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛṇikā -
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ṛṇika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ara -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- kurava -
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kurava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kurava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- laka -
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laka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vakula -
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vakula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhitam -
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śobhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śobhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śobhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √śubh], [accusative single from √śubh]
- suram -
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sura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]surā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇī -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “abhyadhikaṃ svaśarīraiḥ vanaṃ varaṃ śobhenti suyāmā ”
- abhyadhikam -
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abhyadhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]abhyadhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhyadhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svaśarīraiḥ -
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svaśarīra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse śobhenti*su
- suyāmā -
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suyāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]suyāman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.30
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit