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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 100.24
अर्जुनो नरकं शक्तिशूलं अधोशिरो ऊर्धपादो प्रपन्नो ।
आंगीरसं गौतमं हेठयित्वा ऋषिं तपस्विं चिरब्रह्मचारिं ॥ २४ ॥
arjuno narakaṃ śaktiśūlaṃ adhośiro ūrdhapādo prapanno |
āṃgīrasaṃ gautamaṃ heṭhayitvā ṛṣiṃ tapasviṃ cirabrahmacāriṃ || 24 ||
Arjuna fell headlong into the hell Shaktishula for that he had violated Angirasa Gautama, the ascetic seer who had so long lived the brahma-life. (24)
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 (100.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Arjuna, Naraka, Shaktin, Shakti, Shula, Dhu, Shira, Dha, Padu, Angirasa, Gautama, Rishi, Tapa, Cira, Brahma, Brahman, Ari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 100.24). 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: “arjuno narakaṃ śaktiśūlaṃ adhośiro ūrdhapādo prapanno ”
- arjuno* -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- narakam -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śakti -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śaktī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śūlam -
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śūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dho -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- śiro -
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śira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śirā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūr -
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ū (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pādo -
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pādu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- prapan -
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prapad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “āṃgīrasaṃ gautamaṃ heṭhayitvā ṛṣiṃ tapasviṃ cirabrahmacāriṃ ”
- āṅgīrasam -
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āṅgīrasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āṅgīrasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gautamam -
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gautama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gautama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse heṭhayitvā*ṛṣ
- ṛṣim -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tapa -
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tapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- svi -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cira -
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cira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- brahma -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arim -
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ari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.24
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit