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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 7.76
भूमीनां परिणामानि यथावत् अनुकीर्तय ।
यथा च ते विवर्तन्ते संसरन्तो महायशा ॥ ७६ ॥
bhūmīnāṃ pariṇāmāni yathāvat anukīrtaya |
yathā ca te vivartante saṃsaranto mahāyaśā || 76 ||
“Tell me now the manner of the transitions from bhumi to bhumi, and how the glorious Bodhisattvas lapse as they pass from one life to another. (76)
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 (7.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhumi, Parinama, Ani, Yathavat, Anu, Yatha, Tad, Yushmad, Viva, Ritam, Sarat, Mahayasha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 7.76). 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: “bhūmīnāṃ pariṇāmāni yathāvat anukīrtaya ”
- bhūmīnām -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūmī (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūmī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]bhūmī (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- pariṇāmā -
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pariṇāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yathāvat -
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yathāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kīrtaya -
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√kīrt (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “yathā ca te vivartante saṃsaranto mahāyaśā ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtan -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saranto* -
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sarat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb]
- mahāyaśā -
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mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 7.76
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit