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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 96.14
मारपक्षं अभ्याहत्यं मारसेनाग्रसूदन ।
दक्षिणेन व व्यूहन्तो उच्छ्रयेसि जिनध्वजं ॥ १४ ॥
mārapakṣaṃ abhyāhatyaṃ mārasenāgrasūdana |
dakṣiṇena va vyūhanto ucchrayesi jinadhvajaṃ || 14 ||
“Smiting Mara’s troops, routing Mara’s ranks, scattering them with thy right hand, thou dost raise thy Conqueror’s banner.” (14)
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 (96.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Marapaksha, Abhi, Ahatya, Ahati, Marasena, Agra, Sudana, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Tan, Ucchraya, Jina, Dhvaja,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 96.14). 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: “mārapakṣaṃ abhyāhatyaṃ mārasenāgrasūdana ”
- mārapakṣam -
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mārapakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārapakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhyā -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- āhatya -
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āhatya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āhati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mārasenā -
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mārasenā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūdana -
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sūdana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūdana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dakṣiṇena va vyūhanto ucchrayesi jinadhvajaṃ ”
- dakṣiṇena -
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dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyūhan -
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vyūhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- to -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchraye -
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ucchraya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvajam -
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dhvaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhvajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 96.14
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit