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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 17.79
पश्यासि ताव गगने मणिरत्नचूडा देवा दिवि गुरुकृतस्य वसानुवर्ती ।
प्रह्वा कृतांजलपुटा प्रणिपत्य मूर्ध्ना त्वं बन्धु त्वं च शरणं ति नमस्यमाना ॥ ७९ ॥
paśyāsi tāva gagane maṇiratnacūḍā devā divi gurukṛtasya vasānuvartī |
prahvā kṛtāṃjalapuṭā praṇipatya mūrdhnā tvaṃ bandhu tvaṃ ca śaraṇaṃ ti namasyamānā || 79 ||
“See the devas of heaven, with diadems of gems and jewels, how, obedient to the Worshipful One, they bow low with their hands joined before them, and, bending their heads, adore him with the words, “Thou art our kinsman, thou art our refuge.” (79)
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 (17.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pashya, Asi, Gagana, Maniratnacuda, Deva, Div, Divi, Gurukrita, Vasa, Riti, Prahva, Krita, Jala, Prani, Patya, Murdhan, Tva, Yushmad, Bandhu, Sharana, Namasya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.79). 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: “paśyāsi tāva gagane maṇiratnacūḍā devā divi gurukṛtasya vasānuvartī ”
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- tāva -
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- gagane -
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gagana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- maṇiratnacūḍā* -
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maṇiratnacūḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- divi -
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divi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]divī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]div (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gurukṛtasya -
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gurukṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]gurukṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vasān -
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vasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uvar -
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ū (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ū (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]√vā (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- ṛtī -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “prahvā kṛtāṃjalapuṭā praṇipatya mūrdhnā tvaṃ bandhu tvaṃ ca śaraṇaṃ ti namasyamānā ”
- prahvā -
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prahvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtāñ -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- jala -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- puṭā -
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- praṇi -
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praṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]praṇī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- patya -
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patya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pat -> patya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pat]√pat -> patya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pat]√pat (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mūrdhnā -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- bandhu -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bandhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]bandhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]bandhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse ti*na
- namasyam -
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namasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]namasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]namasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ān -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.79
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit