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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 112.28
इत्य् एते अष्ट महानरका आख्याता दुरतिक्रमा ।
आकीर्णा रौद्रसत्वेहि प्रत्येकं षोडशोत्सदा ॥ २८ ॥
ity ete aṣṭa mahānarakā ākhyātā duratikramā |
ākīrṇā raudrasatvehi pratyekaṃ ṣoḍaśotsadā || 28 ||
So are those eight great hells called. Hard to get through are they, being full of frightful creatures. Each has a subsidiary hell. (28)
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 (112.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Ashta, Ashtan, Mahanaraka, Akhyata, Duratikrama, Akirna, Raudra, Satvan, Pratyeka, Shodasha, Shodashan, Utsada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.28). 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: “ity ete aṣṭa mahānarakā ākhyātā duratikramā ”
- Cannot analyse ity*et
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- aṣṭa -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- mahānarakā* -
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mahānaraka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ākhyātā* -
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ākhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ākhyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- duratikramā -
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duratikramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ākīrṇā raudrasatvehi pratyekaṃ ṣoḍaśotsadā ”
- ākīrṇā* -
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ākīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ākīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- raudra -
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raudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satve -
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satvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]satvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- pratyekam -
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pratyeka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratyeka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratyekā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṣoḍaśo -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- utsadā -
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utsadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.28
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit