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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 48.8
ते देवराज अवचू करुणं रुदन्तं मा रोद शाक्यकुलनन्दनजातराग ।
वक्ष्यामि ते अवितथावचनं विजालं आनन्दजानि उपजानय त्वं सुखानि ॥ ८ ॥
te devarāja avacū karuṇaṃ rudantaṃ mā roda śākyakulanandanajātarāga |
vakṣyāmi te avitathāvacanaṃ vijālaṃ ānandajāni upajānaya tvaṃ sukhāni || 8 ||
The lords of the devas said to the piteously weeping king, “Do not weep, you whose affection brings joy to the house of Shakya. I shall tell you the truth without guile. Stir up within you the bliss that is born of joy. (8)
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 (48.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Devaraja, Karunam, Karuna, Rudat, Mas, Roda, Shakya, Kulanandana, Jataraga, Avitatha, Vijala, Anandaja, Upaja, Aya, Tva, Sukha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 48.8). 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: “te devarāja avacū karuṇaṃ rudantaṃ mā roda śākyakulanandanajātarāga ”
- 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]
- devarāja -
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devarāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]devarājan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- Cannot analyse avacū*ka
- karuṇam -
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karuṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]karuṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karuṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karuṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rudantam -
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√rud -> rudat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rud class 2 verb]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- roda -
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roda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śākya -
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śākya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
- kulanandana -
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kulanandana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātarāga -
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jātarāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jātarāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vakṣyāmi te avitathāvacanaṃ vijālaṃ ānandajāni upajānaya tvaṃ sukhāni ”
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first 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]
- avitathāva -
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avitatha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- acanam -
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√can (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- vijālam -
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vijāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vijāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ānandajāni -
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ānandaja (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- upajān -
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upaja (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- sukhāni -
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sukha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 48.8
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit