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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 35.34
क्वचित्क्वचित् कालमेघसदृशसमदा पि सृजन्ति विय तोयं ।
क्वचि निश्रितार्कसदृशा सतारका निश्चरन्ति क्वचित् ॥ ३४ ॥
kvacitkvacit kālameghasadṛśasamadā pi sṛjanti viya toyaṃ |
kvaci niśritārkasadṛśā satārakā niścaranti kvacit || 34 ||
Everywhere rutting elephants, like monsoon clouds, like clouds that yield rain, come forth adorned with star-like ornaments. (34)
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 (35.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kva, Acit, Kalamegha, Sadrisha, Samad, Samada, Srijat, Srijanti, Toya, Shrit, Shrita, Arka, Sadrish, Satara, Nih,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.34). 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: “kvacitkvacit kālameghasadṛśasamadā pi sṛjanti viya toyaṃ ”
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kālamegha -
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kālamegha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadṛśa -
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sadṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samadā -
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samad (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]samadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*sṛ
- sṛjanti -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛjantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- toyam -
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toya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]toyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kvaci niśritārkasadṛśā satārakā niścaranti kvacit ”
- Cannot analyse kvaci*ni
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śritā -
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śrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śrit (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śrit (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śrita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
- arka -
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arka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadṛśā -
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sadṛś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sadṛś (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satāra -
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satāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- niś -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caranti -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.34
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit