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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 8.16
अस्माभिः रक्षितव्य एष हि जगतो ऽर्थं अतितेजस्वी ।
चिनोति शुभं शुभकरो इदम् आश्चर्यं तदा भवति ॥ १६ ॥
asmābhiḥ rakṣitavya eṣa hi jagato 'rthaṃ atitejasvī |
cinoti śubhaṃ śubhakaro idam āścaryaṃ tadā bhavati || 16 ||
We must cherish him, for, surpassing in might, and being a creator of bliss, he lays up a store of bliss for the sake of the world.” This is the marvel that then comes to pass. (16)
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 (8.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Rakshitavya, Esha, Jagat, Artha, Ati, Tejasvin, Tejasvi, Shubha, Shubh, Idam, Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Tada, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 8.16). 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: “asmābhiḥ rakṣitavya eṣa hi jagato 'rthaṃ atitejasvī ”
- asmābhiḥ -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- rakṣitavya* -
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rakṣitavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣitavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jagato' -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jagat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tejasvī -
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tejasvī (noun, masculine)[compound]tejasvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tejasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “cinoti śubhaṃ śubhakaro idam āścaryaṃ tadā bhavati ”
- cinoti -
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√ci (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śubhakaro -
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- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āścaryam -
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āścaryam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āścarya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āścarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āścaryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (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 8.16
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit