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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 112.36
संजीवस्मिं च निरये ऊर्धपादां अधोशिरां ।
प्रलंबयित्वा तक्षन्ति वासीहि परशूहि च ॥ ३६ ॥
saṃjīvasmiṃ ca niraye ūrdhapādāṃ adhośirāṃ |
pralaṃbayitvā takṣanti vāsīhi paraśūhi ca || 36 ||
In the hell Samjiva creatures hang with their feet up and heads down, the while they are trimmed with axes and knives. (36)
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 (112.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Niraya, Dha, Pada, Dhu, Shira, Takshat, Takshanti, Vasi, Vasin, Parashu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.36). 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: “saṃjīvasmiṃ ca niraye ūrdhapādāṃ adhośirāṃ ”
- Cannot analyse sañjīvasmim*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niraye -
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niraya (noun, masculine)[locative 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]
- pādā -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dho -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- śirām -
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śirā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “pralaṃbayitvā takṣanti vāsīhi paraśūhi ca ”
- Cannot analyse pralambayitvā*ta
- takṣanti -
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√takṣ -> takṣat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √takṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √takṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √takṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √takṣ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √takṣ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √takṣ class 2 verb]√takṣ -> takṣantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √takṣ class 1 verb]√takṣ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√takṣ (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- vāsī -
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vāsi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√vā (verb class 2)[present active second single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- paraśū -
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paraśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uhi -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.36
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit