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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 91.1
पुण्यं समुदानेत्वान जम्बुद्वीपातो वाणिजा ।
महासमुद्रं प्रस्थिहेन्सुः यं धनरतनाकरं ॥ १ ॥
puṇyaṃ samudānetvāna jambudvīpāto vāṇijā |
mahāsamudraṃ prasthihensuḥ yaṃ dhanaratanākaraṃ || 1 ||
When they should have acquired merit the traders would set out from Jambudvipa for the great ocean, which was a source of wealth and treasures. (1)
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 (91.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Punya, Samud, Samuda, Ana, Ani, Itvan, Jambudvipa, Vani, Vanin, Mahasamudra, Yah, Dhana, Rata, Naka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.1). 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: “puṇyaṃ samudānetvāna jambudvīpāto vāṇijā ”
- puṇyam -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- samudā -
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samud (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]samud (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]samudā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ane -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- itvā -
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itvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]itvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> itvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jambudvīpāt -
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jambudvīpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vāṇi -
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vāṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jā -
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jā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mahāsamudraṃ prasthihensuḥ yaṃ dhanaratanākaraṃ ”
- mahāsamudram -
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mahāsamudra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse prasthihensuḥ*ya
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- nāka -
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nāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.1
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit