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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 17.31
शीघ्रं गजतुरगवतीं सेनां पदातिसमाकुलां विपुलां ।
प्रासशरशक्तिचित्रां सज्जिय प्रतिवेदयध्वं मम ॥ ३१ ॥
śīghraṃ gajaturagavatīṃ senāṃ padātisamākulāṃ vipulāṃ |
prāsaśaraśakticitrāṃ sajjiya prativedayadhvaṃ mama || 31 ||
“Quickly get ready an army of troops with elephants and horses, and a large host of foot-soldiers, bristling with darts and arrows and swords, and report to me. (31)
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 (17.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shighram, Shighra, Vati, Sena, Padati, Padatin, Samakula, Vipula, Prasa, Shara, Sharan, Shaktin, Shakti, Citra, Prati, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.31). 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: “śīghraṃ gajaturagavatīṃ senāṃ padātisamākulāṃ vipulāṃ ”
- śīghram -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gajatu -
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√gaj (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- raga -
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√rag (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vatīm -
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vatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- senām -
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senā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- padāti -
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padāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]padāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]padātin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padātin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]padātī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padātī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]padātī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samākulām -
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samākulā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vipulām -
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vipulā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “prāsaśaraśakticitrāṃ sajjiya prativedayadhvaṃ mama ”
- prāsa -
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prāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śara -
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śara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śaran (noun, masculine)[compound]śaran (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śakti -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śaktī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- citrām -
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citrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse sajjiya*pr
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vedayadhvam -
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√vid (verb class 0)[imperative middle second plural]√vid (verb class 0)[imperative middle second plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.31
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit