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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 94.51
अष्ट श्रमणा ब्राह्मणा अष्ट जनपदेषु क्षत्रिया ।
अष्ट स-इन्द्रका देवा सदा रक्षां करोन्तु वः ॥ ५१ ॥
aṣṭa śramaṇā brāhmaṇā aṣṭa janapadeṣu kṣatriyā |
aṣṭa sa-indrakā devā sadā rakṣāṃ karontu vaḥ || 51 ||
Eight recluses, eight brahmans, eight nobles in the provinces, eight devas with Indra, may these always watch over you. (51)
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 (94.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashta, Ashtan, Shramana, Brahmana, Janapada, Kshatriya, Sah, Deva, Devri, Devan, Sada, Raksha, Kara, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.51). 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: “aṣṭa śramaṇā brāhmaṇā aṣṭa janapadeṣu kṣatriyā ”
- aṣṭa -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- śramaṇā* -
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śramaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śramaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- aṣṭa -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- janapadeṣu -
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janapada (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- kṣatriyā -
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kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aṣṭa sa-indrakā devā sadā rakṣāṃ karontu vaḥ ”
- aṣṭa -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- indrakā -
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- devā -
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devā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rakṣām -
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rakṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- karo -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ūn -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.51
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit