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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 78.38
एतं पुत्रं पूर्वं शैलवने मृगान्विते ।
सपुत्रा अद्य नेत्रेहि पश्यति वरकुंजरं ॥ ३८ ॥
etaṃ putraṃ pūrvaṃ śailavane mṛgānvite |
saputrā adya netrehi paśyati varakuṃjaraṃ || 38 ||
To-day she has her son and with her own eyes sees him, a noble elephant, as before among the crags and woods, the haunts of wild beasts. (38)
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 (78.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eta, Esha, Putra, Purvam, Purva, Shaila, Vana, Vani, Mriga, Viti, Vita, Saputra, Adya, Netri, Netra, Pashyat, Vara, Kunjara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 78.38). 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: “etaṃ putraṃ pūrvaṃ śailavane mṛgānvite ”
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaila -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mṛgān -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vite -
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viti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vita (noun, masculine)[locative single]vita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “saputrā adya netrehi paśyati varakuṃjaraṃ ”
- saputrā* -
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saputra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saputrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- netre -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]netṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]netra (noun, masculine)[locative single]netra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ehi -
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ehi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuñjaram -
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kuñjara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuñjarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 78.38
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit