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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 3.4
अपरा प्रेती गाथां भाषे ।
नदीम् उपेन्ति तृषिता सिकता परिवर्तति ।
छायाम् उपेन्ति सन्तप्ता आतपो परिवर्तति ॥ ४ ॥
aparā pretī gāthāṃ bhāṣe |
nadīm upenti tṛṣitā sikatā parivartati |
chāyām upenti santaptā ātapo parivartati || 4 ||
Another female ghost recites a verse: Thirsty they run to a stream, but its channel is empty. Scorched, they run to the shade, but when they come there they find blazing sunshine. (4)
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 (3.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Apara, Preti, Gatha, Bhasha, Nadi, Trishita, Sikata, Pari, Vartat, Cha, Chaya, Santapta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 3.4). 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: “aparā pretī gāthāṃ bhāṣe ”
- aparā -
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aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pretī -
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pretī (noun, masculine)[compound]pretī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]preti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gāthām -
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gāthā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhāṣe -
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bhāṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “nadīm upenti tṛṣitā sikatā parivartati ”
- nadīm -
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nadī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse upenti*tṛ
- tṛṣitā -
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tṛṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sikatā -
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sikatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartati -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 3: “chāyām upenti santaptā ātapo parivartati ”
- chāyām -
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chā (noun, feminine)[locative single]chāyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse upenti*sa
- santaptā* -
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santapta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santaptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ātapo -
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- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartati -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 3.4
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit