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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 89.12
तस्य वचनं श्रुणित्वा स्वकस्य पुत्रस्य भाषमाणस्य ।
उष्णम् इव विश्वसन्तो राहुलमाता अतो अब्रवीत् ॥ १२ ॥
tasya vacanaṃ śruṇitvā svakasya putrasya bhāṣamāṇasya |
uṣṇam iva viśvasanto rāhulamātā ato abravīt || 12 ||
When she had heard her son speaking so, Rahula’s mother with a passionate sigh spoke and said,... (12)
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 (89.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Vacana, Svaka, Putra, Bhasha, Sya, Ushnam, Ushna, Iva, Vishva, Sat, Santa, Rahula,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 89.12). 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: “tasya vacanaṃ śruṇitvā svakasya putrasya bhāṣamāṇasya ”
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse śruṇitvā*sv
- svakasya -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]svaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- putrasya -
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putra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]putra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhāṣam -
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bhāṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āṇa -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√aṇ (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “uṣṇam iva viśvasanto rāhulamātā ato abravīt ”
- uṣṇam -
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uṣṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- santo* -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- rāhulam -
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rāhula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāhulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātā -
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√at (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ato -
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- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 89.12
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit