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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 103.17
तन् मे पिता अवचासि अर्थकामानुकम्पको ।
बुद्धो खु पुत्र उत्पन्नो गच्छ प्राचीन प्रव्रज ॥ १७ ॥
tan me pitā avacāsi arthakāmānukampako |
buddho khu putra utpanno gaccha prācīna pravraja || 17 ||
In his compassion and moved by desire for my welfare, my father said to me, “A Buddha has appeared in the world. Go east and take up the religious life.” (17)
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 (103.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tat, Tad, Tan, Asmad, Pitri, Ava, Asi, Arthakama, Uksh, Putra, Utpanna, Gaccha, Pracina, Pra, Vraja,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.17). 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: “tan me pitā avacāsi arthakāmānukampako ”
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]√pi (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (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]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- arthakāmān -
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arthakāma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “buddho khu putra utpanno gaccha prācīna pravraja ”
- buddho -
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- Cannot analyse khu*pu
- putra* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- utpanno* -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gaccha -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prācīna -
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prācīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prācīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vraja -
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vraja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vraja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vraj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.17
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit