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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 35.52
दृष्ट्वान तं ऋषिवरो कुण्डलम् इव पट्टकम्बलन्यस्तं ।
अभ्युत्थहित्व त्वरितं अंकेन प्रतीच्छति कुमारं ॥ ५२ ॥
dṛṣṭvāna taṃ ṛṣivaro kuṇḍalam iva paṭṭakambalanyastaṃ |
abhyutthahitva tvaritaṃ aṃkena pratīcchati kumāraṃ || 52 ||
When the noble seer saw him lying like a jewel on the blanket of fine cloth, he hurriedly rose to his feet and received the child in his arms. (52)
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 (35.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ana, Kundala, Iva, Pattaka, Bala, Nyasta, Abhi, Uttha, Hitvan, Tvarita, Anka, Prati, Icchat, Kumara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “dṛṣṭvāna taṃ ṛṣivaro kuṇḍalam iva paṭṭakambalanyastaṃ ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- varo -
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- kuṇḍalam -
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kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paṭṭakam -
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paṭṭaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṭṭaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bala -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nyastam -
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nyasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nyasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nyastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “abhyutthahitva tvaritaṃ aṃkena pratīcchati kumāraṃ ”
- abhyu -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- uttha -
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uttha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hitva -
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hitvan (noun, masculine)[compound]hitvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tvaritam -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tvaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
- aṅkena -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aṅka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pratī -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- kumāram -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kumārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.52
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit