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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 98.1
भूतपूर्वम् अतीतं बोधाय चरन्तो वादिप्रवरो ।
ओतीर्णो लवणजलं तिमिमकरनिसेवितं रम्यं ॥ १ ॥
bhūtapūrvam atītaṃ bodhāya caranto vādipravaro |
otīrṇo lavaṇajalaṃ timimakaranisevitaṃ ramyaṃ || 1 ||
Once upon a time, long ago, while the Most Eloquent One was faring onwards in his quest of enlightenment, he happened to cross the delightful ocean, the haunt of a monster fish. (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 (98.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhutapurva, Atita, Bodha, Caranta, Vadi, Vadin, Prava, Lavanajala, Timi, Akara, Sevita, Ramya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 98.1). 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: “bhūtapūrvam atītaṃ bodhāya caranto vādipravaro ”
- bhūtapūrvam -
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bhūtapūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūtapūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhūtapūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atītam -
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atīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√atī (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- bodhāya -
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bodha (noun, masculine)[dative single]bodha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- caranto* -
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caranta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vādi -
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vādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vādī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]vādī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]vādī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ro -
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ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “otīrṇo lavaṇajalaṃ timimakaranisevitaṃ ramyaṃ ”
- Cannot analyse otīrṇo*la
- lavaṇajalam -
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lavaṇajala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lavaṇajala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lavaṇajalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- timim -
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timi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]timi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- akara -
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akara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sevitam -
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sevita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sevita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sevitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sīv]√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sīv], [accusative single from √sīv]
- ramyam -
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ramya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ramya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 98.1
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit