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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 87.56
सर्वाभिभू दशबलो अभिभूय प्राणिकोटिसहस्राणि ।
अमृतपदस्मिं विनेसि तेन से संज्ञा अनभिभूता ॥ ५६ ॥
sarvābhibhū daśabalo abhibhūya prāṇikoṭisahasrāṇi |
amṛtapadasmiṃ vinesi tena se saṃjñā anabhibhūtā || 56 ||
“The Dashabala Sarvabhibhu prevailed over thousands of kotis of beings, and led them to the immortal Way. Hence was he styled ‘invincible’. (56)
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 (87.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Abhibhuya, Pra, Pran, Pranin, Koti, Sahasra, Vina, Tad, Tena, Sanjna, Anabhibhuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.56). 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: “sarvābhibhū daśabalo abhibhūya prāṇikoṭisahasrāṇi ”
- sarvābhibhū -
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sarvābhibhū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- daśabalo -
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- abhibhūya -
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abhibhūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāṇi -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]√prā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- koṭi -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]koṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “amṛtapadasmiṃ vinesi tena se saṃjñā anabhibhūtā ”
- Cannot analyse amṛtapadasmim*vi
- vine -
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vi (noun, neuter)[dative single]vī (noun, neuter)[dative single]vina (noun, masculine)[locative single]vina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- sañjñā* -
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sañjña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sañjñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anabhibhūtā -
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anabhibhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.56
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit