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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 89.11
आचिक्षे मह्यं जननि यदि ते दृष्टं श्रुतं पि वा पूर्वं ।
कस्यार्थाये मम सो अतिरिव चित्तं प्रसादेति ॥ ११ ॥
ācikṣe mahyaṃ janani yadi te dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ pi vā pūrvaṃ |
kasyārthāye mama so atiriva cittaṃ prasādeti || 11 ||
“Tell me, mother, if you have seen or heard of him before, why he so greatly gladdens my heart.” (11)
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 (89.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahya, Asmad, Janani, Yadi, Yad, Tad, Yushmad, Drishta, Shrut, Shruta, Purvam, Purva, Kah, Kim, Ati, Iva, Citta, Prasada, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 89.11). 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: “ācikṣe mahyaṃ janani yadi te dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ pi vā pūrvaṃ ”
- Cannot analyse ācikṣe*ma
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- janani -
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janani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jananī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[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]
- dṛṣṭam -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- Cannot analyse pi*vā
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kasyārthāye mama so atiriva cittaṃ prasādeti ”
- kasyā -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- arthāye -
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- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- prasāde -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 89.11
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit