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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 76.158
पुरा तव अजन्यरथा विचित्रा सुवर्णकंसरुचिरा महार्हा ।
श्वेतं च च्छत्त्रं मणिखड्गचामरं ध्रुवं ग्रहेन्सु ते दिशं प्रयायतः ॥ १५८ ॥
purā tava ajanyarathā vicitrā suvarṇakaṃsarucirā mahārhā |
śvetaṃ ca cchattraṃ maṇikhaḍgacāmaraṃ dhruvaṃ grahensu te diśaṃ prayāyataḥ || 158 ||
“Formerly noble, glittering chariots were thine, gleaming with gold and bronze, and costly. Always did men carry for thee, when thou didst go abroad, the white sunshade, the jewel, the sword and the fan. (158)
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 (76.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pura, Pur, Yushmad, Ajani, Ajanya, Aratha, Vicitra, Suvarnaka, Saruc, Rai, Maharha, Shveta, Mani, Khadga, Camara, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Graha, Grahi, Tad, Disham, Dish, Disha, Pra, Praya, Ayat, Ayata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.158). 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: “purā tava ajanyarathā vicitrā suvarṇakaṃsarucirā mahārhā ”
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- ajanya -
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ajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ajanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ajanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 10)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single], [aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- arathā* -
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aratha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vicitrā -
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vicitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- suvarṇakaṃ -
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suvarṇaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suvarṇaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suvarṇakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saruci -
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saruc (noun, masculine)[locative single]saruc (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rā* -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rai (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahārhā -
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mahārhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śvetaṃ ca cchattraṃ maṇikhaḍgacāmaraṃ dhruvaṃ grahensu te diśaṃ prayāyataḥ ”
- śvetam -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śvetā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cchattram*ma
- maṇi -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maṇī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]maṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]maṇī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- khaḍga -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāmaram -
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cāmara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāmara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cāmarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- grahe -
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graha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]graha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]grahi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- diśam -
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diśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]diśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]diśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayataḥ -
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ayat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ayat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]ayata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.158
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit