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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 78.6
मोरशुकजीवजीवकचकोरकरविंकशकुनमिथुनेहि ।
समन्तं हि तं वनवरं शोभति मधुरं रवन्तेहि ॥ ६ ॥
moraśukajīvajīvakacakorakaraviṃkaśakunamithunehi |
samantaṃ hi taṃ vanavaraṃ śobhati madhuraṃ ravantehi || 6 ||
All that fair wood was pleasant with the sweet songs of fairing birds, peacock, pheasant, partridge and cuckoo. (6)
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 (78.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mora, Shuka, Jivajivaka, Cakoraka, Vinka, Shakuna, Mithuna, Mithu, Samantam, Samanta, Samat, Vana, Varam, Vara, Shobhat, Madhuram, Madhura, Ravat, Tad, Tan, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.6). 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: “moraśukajīvajīvakacakorakaraviṃkaśakunamithunehi ”
- mora -
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mora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuka -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvajīvaka -
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jīvajīvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakoraka -
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cakoraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṅka -
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viṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakuna -
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śakuna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakuna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mithune -
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mithuna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]mithuna (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mithunā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mithu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mithu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]mithū (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “samantaṃ hi taṃ vanavaraṃ śobhati madhuraṃ ravantehi ”
- samantam -
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samantam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sam -> samat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vana -
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vana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√van (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- 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]
- śobhati -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- madhuram -
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madhuram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ravan -
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√ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [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]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.6
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit