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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 90.35
वलंजिता च निष्कानि कण्ठे हारा च शोभना ।
आबद्धका मनुष्याणां येन बोधि निरिंगिता ॥ ३५ ॥
valaṃjitā ca niṣkāni kaṇṭhe hārā ca śobhanā |
ābaddhakā manuṣyāṇāṃ yena bodhi niriṃgitā || 35 ||
Necklaces worn on the neck and lovely strings of pearls, the adornments of human beings, all turned towards the immovable bodhi tree. (35)
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 (90.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Valat, Jit, Jita, Nishka, Ani, Kantha, Hara, Shobhana, Abaddha, Manushya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Bodhin, Nih, Ingita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 90.35). 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: “valaṃjitā ca niṣkāni kaṇṭhe hārā ca śobhanā ”
- valañ -
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√val -> valat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val class 1 verb]
- jitā -
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jit (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jit (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]jitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣkā -
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niṣka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]niṣkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- hārā -
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hārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhanā -
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śobhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ābaddhakā manuṣyāṇāṃ yena bodhi niriṃgitā ”
- ābaddha -
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ābaddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ābaddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- manuṣyāṇām -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iṅgitā -
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√iṅg -> iṅgitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [nominative single from √iṅg]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 90.35
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit