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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 37.42
शिरो हम् अस्मि मनुजेषु संमता अक्षुद्रसत्त्वा परिसेविनो सदा ।
सुखेषिणी तुह्य सुकाशमागता तं मां सुधाये वरप्रज्ञ भागय ॥ ४२ ॥
śiro ham asmi manujeṣu saṃmatā akṣudrasattvā parisevino sadā |
sukheṣiṇī tuhya sukāśamāgatā taṃ māṃ sudhāye varaprajña bhāgaya || 42 ||
“I am Glory, revered of men, always serving the great and seeking their success. I am come before you, O wise man, to ask you to regale me with ambrosia” (42)
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 (37.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shira, Shiras, Ham, Manuja, Mata, Akshudra, Pari, Sada, Sad, Suka, Ashama, Agata, Tap, Asmad, Sudhaya, Varapra, Jna, Bhaj, Aya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.42). 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: “śiro ham asmi manujeṣu saṃmatā akṣudrasattvā parisevino sadā ”
- śiro* -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- manujeṣu -
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manuja (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matā* -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]matā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
- akṣudra -
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akṣudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sattvā -
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√sad -> sattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √sad]√sad -> sattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √sad]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sevino -
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- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sukheṣiṇī tuhya sukāśamāgatā taṃ māṃ sudhāye varaprajña bhāgaya ”
- Cannot analyse sukheṣiṇī*tu
- tuhya -
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√tuh -> tuhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tuh]
- sukā -
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suka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśamā -
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aśama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- agatā -
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agatā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- sudhāye -
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sudhāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- varapra -
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varapra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varapra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jña -
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jña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāg -
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bhāj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhāj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.42
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit