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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 51.4
नाहं देवी न गन्धर्वी न महाराज मानुषी ।
नागकन्याहं भद्रन् ते अवीची इह आगता ॥ ४ ॥
nāhaṃ devī na gandharvī na mahārāja mānuṣī |
nāgakanyāhaṃ bhadran te avīcī iha āgatā || 4 ||
I am no deva nor Gandharva, nor, your majesty, a human being. Sir, I am a Naga maiden, come hither on a quest. (4)
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 (51.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naha, Devi, Devin, Gandharvi, Maharaja, Maharajan, Manushi, Nagakanya, Aha, Asmad, Bhadram, Tad, Yushmad, Avici, Iha, Agata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 51.4). 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: “nāhaṃ devī na gandharvī na mahārāja mānuṣī ”
- nāham -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- devī -
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devī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]devin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gandharvī -
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gandharvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mānuṣī -
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mānuṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “nāgakanyāhaṃ bhadran te avīcī iha āgatā ”
- nāgakanyā -
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nāgakanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- bhadran -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- avīcī -
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avīci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avīci (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avīci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avīcī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]avīcī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]avīcī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āgatā -
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āgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 51.4
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit