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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 104.18
क्षेत्रज्ञो खलु पुनर् नाम भवति इति सभिको प्रश्नं पृच्छेत् मुनिं ।
तत् ते मुनी नाम कथं प्रवुच्चति प्रश्नं मे भगवं पृष्टो अनुपूर्वम् अनुलोमं अनुसंधिम् अनुधर्मं व्याकरोहि ॥ १८ ॥
kṣetrajño khalu punar nāma bhavati iti sabhiko praśnaṃ pṛcchet muniṃ |
tat te munī nāma kathaṃ pravuccati praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi || 18 ||
“Then there is the man who is a knower of the field,” said Sabhika as he asked a question of the Sage. “How, I pray thee, is a man called a sage? This question I ask of thee, Lord, and do thou answer duly, properly, correctly and truthfully.” (18)
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 (104.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Khalu, Punar, Naman, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iti, Prashna, Muni, Tat, Tad, Yushmad, Katham, Katha, Asmad, Anupurvam, Anupurva, Anulomam, Anuloma, Anusandhi, Anu, Dharma, Vya, Akara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 104.18). 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: “kṣetrajño khalu punar nāma bhavati iti sabhiko praśnaṃ pṛcchet muniṃ ”
- kṣetrajño -
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- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khalu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sabhiko -
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- praśnam -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pṛcchet -
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√praś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- munim -
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muni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tat te munī nāma kathaṃ pravuccati praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- munī -
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munī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]muni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mū (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pravuccati*pr
- praśnam -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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]
- bhagavam -
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bhagavan (noun, masculine)[adverb]bhagavan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- pṛṣṭo -
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- anupūrvam -
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anupūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anupūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anupūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anupūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anulomam -
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anulomam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anuloma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anuloma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anulomā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anusandhim -
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anusandhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]anusandhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyā -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ākaro -
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ākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uhi -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 104.18
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit