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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 89.50
वन्दति च उत्तमयशं यशप्राप्तो मृदुतलेहि जालेहि ।
शीर्षं परिमार्जते च नरर्षभो कुंजरपुत्रस्य ॥ ५० ॥
vandati ca uttamayaśaṃ yaśaprāpto mṛdutalehi jālehi |
śīrṣaṃ parimārjate ca nararṣabho kuṃjaraputrasya || 50 ||
Having won glory he bows before him whose glory is supreme. And the Valiant Man, with his gentle webbed fingers, strokes the head of his noble son, and says, (50)
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 (89.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Uttama, Yasha, Prapta, Mridu, Tala, Jala, Jali, Shirsha, Parima, Nara, Kunjara, Putra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 89.50). 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: “vandati ca uttamayaśaṃ yaśaprāpto mṛdutalehi jālehi ”
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- andati -
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√and (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśam -
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yaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yaśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaśa -
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yaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāpto* -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛdu -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mṛdū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tale -
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tala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]talā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tal (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- jāle -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jāli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “śīrṣaṃ parimārjate ca nararṣabho kuṃjaraputrasya ”
- śīrṣam -
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śīrṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīrṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīrṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śīrṣan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- parimā -
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parimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arjate -
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√ṛj (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- narar -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣabho -
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- kuñjara -
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kuñjara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- putrasya -
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putra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]putra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 89.50
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit