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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 76.178
पृथिवी च मे विजिता सर्वकल्पा पुत्राण मे पूरसहस्रम् अस्ति ।
रत्नानि च अष्ट इमानि सन्ति एतादृशं रत्नम् अन्यं न अस्ति ॥ १७८ ॥
pṛthivī ca me vijitā sarvakalpā putrāṇa me pūrasahasram asti |
ratnāni ca aṣṭa imāni santi etādṛśaṃ ratnam anyaṃ na asti || 178 ||
“The whole earth is still my domain, and still have I a full thousand sons. And here I have eight treasures to which no other treasure is like.” (178)
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 (76.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prithivi, Asmad, Vijitri, Vijita, Putra, Pura, Sahasram, Sahasra, Asti, Ratna, Ratnani, Ashta, Ashti, Idam, Sat, Santi, Etadrish, Etadrisha, Anya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.178). 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: “pṛthivī ca me vijitā sarvakalpā putrāṇa me pūrasahasram asti ”
- pṛthivī -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vijitā -
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vijitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vijitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vij (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vij (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vij (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sarvakalpā -
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- putrā -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇa -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pūra -
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pūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “ratnāni ca aṣṭa imāni santi etādṛśaṃ ratnam anyaṃ na asti ”
- ratnāni -
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ratnāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ratnāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratnāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṣṭa*i -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [locative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative single from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- imāni -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]santi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]santi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- etādṛśam -
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etādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]etādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etādṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ratnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.178
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit