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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 94.5
स्वस्ति वो द्विपदे भोतु स्वस्ति वो स्तु चतुष्पदे ।
स्वस्त्य् अस्तु व्रजतां मार्गे स्वस्ति प्रत्यागतेषु च ॥ ५ ॥
svasti vo dvipade bhotu svasti vo stu catuṣpade |
svasty astu vrajatāṃ mārge svasti pratyāgateṣu ca || 5 ||
Blessing be on your men and on your beasts; blessing be on you when you go your ways and when you return. (5)
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 (94.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svasti, Yushmad, Dvipad, Dvipada, Bhu, Catushpad, Catushpada, Astu, Vrajat, Marga, Pratyagata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.5). 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: “svasti vo dvipade bhotu svasti vo stu catuṣpade ”
- svasti -
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svasti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svasti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]svasti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svastī (noun, masculine)[adverb]svastī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]svastī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- dvipade -
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dvipad (noun, masculine)[dative single]dvipad (noun, neuter)[dative single]dvipada (noun, masculine)[locative single]dvipada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvipadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bho -
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bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- svasti -
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svasti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svasti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]svasti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svastī (noun, masculine)[adverb]svastī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]svastī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vo -
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- Cannot analyse stu*ca
- catuṣpade -
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catuṣpad (noun, masculine)[dative single]catuṣpad (noun, neuter)[dative single]catuṣpada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “svasty astu vrajatāṃ mārge svasti pratyāgateṣu ca ”
- Cannot analyse svasty*as
- astu -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- vrajatām -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- mārge -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[locative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mārgā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- svasti -
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svasti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svasti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]svasti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svastī (noun, masculine)[adverb]svastī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]svastī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pratyāgateṣu -
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pratyāgata (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pratyāgata (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.5
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit