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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 17.47
अथ विविधरतननिचया नगरनगरा अनेकसहस्राणि ।
प्रज्वलि प्रभा च विमला प्रादुर्भूते नरवरेन्द्रे ति ॥ ४७ ॥
atha vividharatananicayā nagaranagarā anekasahasrāṇi |
prajvali prabhā ca vimalā prādurbhūte naravarendre ti || 47 ||
Then at the birth of the Lord of men, cities and towns, several thousands of them, gleamed bright and clear like heaps of divers precious stones. (47)
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 (17.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Vividha, Rata, Nicaya, Nagara, Aneka, Sahasra, Pra, Prabha, Vimala, Pradurbhuta, Naravara, Indra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.47). 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: “atha vividharatananicayā nagaranagarā anekasahasrāṇi ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vividha -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vidh (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vidh (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]√vyadh (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nicayā* -
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nicaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nagara -
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nagara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nagara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nagarā* -
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nagara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “prajvali prabhā ca vimalā prādurbhūte naravarendre ti ”
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jva -
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jū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- prabhā -
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prabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vimalā -
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vimalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prādurbhūte -
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prādurbhūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prādurbhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prādurbhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- naravare -
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naravara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- indre -
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indra (noun, masculine)[locative single]indrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse ti
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.47
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit