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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 37.17
चन्द्रो च सूर्यो च इहागता ते अयं च सो मातलि देवसारथिः ।
अहं च शक्रो त्रिदशान ईश्वरो अयं च सो पंचशिखो + + + ति ॥ १७ ॥
candro ca sūryo ca ihāgatā te ayaṃ ca so mātali devasārathiḥ |
ahaṃ ca śakro tridaśāna īśvaro ayaṃ ca so paṃcaśikho + + + ti || 17 ||
Candra and Surya, they are here, and this one is Matali, the charioteer of the devas. I am Shakra, the lord of the Three-and-Thirty devas. And this one here is Pancashikha. (17)
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 (37.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ihagata, Tad, Yushmad, Aya, Idam, Sah, Matali, Devasarathi, Aha, Asmad, Shakru, Tridasha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.17). 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: “candro ca sūryo ca ihāgatā te ayaṃ ca so mātali devasārathiḥ ”
- candro -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūryo -
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- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ihāgatā -
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ihāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mātali -
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mātali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mātalī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- devasārathiḥ -
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devasārathi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devasārathi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ahaṃ ca śakro tridaśāna īśvaro ayaṃ ca so paṃcaśikho + + + ti ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (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]
- śakro -
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śakru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tridaśān -
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tridaśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- īśvaro -
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- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- Cannot analyse pañcaśikho***
- Cannot analyse ***t
- Cannot analyse *ti
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.17
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit