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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 26.53
बहूहि प्राणेहि मही संवृता अणूहि स्थूलेहि च मध्येहि च ।
बुद्धो यदा गच्छति भूतसंस्तृते व्यथा ततो उपपद्यति आक्रमे ॥ ५३ ॥
bahūhi prāṇehi mahī saṃvṛtā aṇūhi sthūlehi ca madhyehi ca |
buddho yadā gacchati bhūtasaṃstṛte vyathā tato upapadyati ākrame || 53 ||
“The ground is covered with many creatures, small, large, and medium-sized. When the Buddha walks over these creatures lying on the ground, his tread will be the cause of suffering.” (53)
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 (26.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bahu, Prana, Pran, Mahi, Mahin, Samvrita, Anu, Sthula, Madhya, Madhye, Buddha, Yada, Yad, Gacchat, Bhuta, Samstrita, Vyatha, Tata, Upapad, Ati, Akrama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 26.53). 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: “bahūhi prāṇehi mahī saṃvṛtā aṇūhi sthūlehi ca madhyehi ca ”
- bahū -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uhi -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- prāṇe -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- mahī -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃvṛtā* -
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saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- aṇū -
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aṇu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṇu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uhi -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- sthūle -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sthūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhye -
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madhyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “buddho yadā gacchati bhūtasaṃstṛte vyathā tato upapadyati ākrame ”
- buddho* -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhūta -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second plural]
- saṃstṛte -
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saṃstṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃstṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṃstṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vyathā -
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vyathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tato -
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tata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
- upapadya -
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upapad (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ākrame -
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ākrama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 26.53
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit