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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 87.49
यशोत्तरो नवति वर्षसहस्राणि अर्थदर्शी अस्थासि ।
पंचनवतिं च तिष्यो द्वानवतिं पुष्य अस्थासि ॥ ४९ ॥
yaśottaro navati varṣasahasrāṇi arthadarśī asthāsi |
paṃcanavatiṃ ca tiṣyo dvānavatiṃ puṣya asthāsi || 49 ||
“Yashottara lived on for ninety thousand years, Arthadarshin for..., Tishya for ninety-five thousand, and Pushya for ninety-two. (49)
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 (87.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yasha, Uttara, Navati, Navat, Varshasahasra, Arthadarshin, Astha, Asi, Pancanavati, Tishya, Dvanavati, Push, Pushya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.49). 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: “yaśottaro navati varṣasahasrāṇi arthadarśī asthāsi ”
- yaśo -
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yaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttaro* -
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uttara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- navati -
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navati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]navatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√nu -> navat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu -> navat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- varṣasahasrāṇi -
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varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- arthadarśī -
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arthadarśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asthā -
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asthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “paṃcanavatiṃ ca tiṣyo dvānavatiṃ puṣya asthāsi ”
- pañcanavatim -
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pañcanavati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣyo* -
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tiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvānavatim -
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dvānavati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- puṣya -
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puṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]puṣ (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṣ (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pus class 10 verb]√pus -> puṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pus class 10 verb]√puṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]√puṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asthā -
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asthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.49
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit