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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 94.7
शिरी वो दक्षिणे स्कन्धे शिरी वामे प्रतिष्ठिता ।
शिरी वो अंगमंगेषु मालेव सुप्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ७ ॥
śirī vo dakṣiṇe skandhe śirī vāme pratiṣṭhitā |
śirī vo aṃgamaṃgeṣu māleva supratiṣṭhitā || 7 ||
May good luck stand on your right shoulder and on your left; may good luck cling to your every limb like a garland. (7)
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 (94.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shiri, Yushmad, Dakshine, Dakshina, Skandha, Vama, Pratishthita, Anga, Mala, Mali, Iva, Supratishthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “śirī vo dakṣiṇe skandhe śirī vāme pratiṣṭhitā ”
- śirī -
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śirī (noun, masculine)[compound]śirī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śiri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- skandhe -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[locative single]skandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śirī -
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śirī (noun, masculine)[compound]śirī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śiri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāme -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pratiṣṭhitā -
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pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śirī vo aṃgamaṃgeṣu māleva supratiṣṭhitā ”
- śirī -
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śirī (noun, masculine)[compound]śirī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śiri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vo -
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- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṅgeṣu -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[locative plural]aṅga (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- māle -
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māla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]māla (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]māli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]māli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- supratiṣṭhitā -
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supratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.7
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit