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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 112.3
मह्यं ग्रामवरं देहि नारीयो च स्वलंकृता ।
अहं श्रोणकम् आख्यास्यं सहायं पान्सुक्रीडकं ॥ ३ ॥
mahyaṃ grāmavaraṃ dehi nārīyo ca svalaṃkṛtā |
ahaṃ śroṇakam ākhyāsyaṃ sahāyaṃ pānsukrīḍakaṃ || 3 ||
Give the fair village and the gaily dressed women to me, for I will give you news of Shronaka, your friend and playmate. (3)
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 (112.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahya, Asmad, Grama, Varam, Vara, Dehi, Dehin, Svalankrit, Svalankrita, Aha, Shrona, Kah, Akhya, Sahaya, Pat, Kridaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.3). 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: “mahyaṃ grāmavaraṃ dehi nārīyo ca svalaṃkṛtā ”
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- grāma -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dehi -
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dehī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dehin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dehin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second single]
- nārīyo -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svalaṅkṛtā -
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svalaṅkṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]svalaṅkṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]svalaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ahaṃ śroṇakam ākhyāsyaṃ sahāyaṃ pānsukrīḍakaṃ ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śroṇa -
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śroṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śroṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śroṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ākhyā -
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ākhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyam -
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√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- sahāyam -
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sahāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pān -
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pāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]pa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- krīḍakam -
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krīḍaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit