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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 52.85
प्रव्रज्यायभ्युपेत्वा अराड-उद्रकं वने अपरितुष्टो ।
प्रक्रमि दिशं प्रदक्षिणां पुरिमजिननिसेवितं देशं ॥ ८५ ॥
pravrajyāyabhyupetvā arāḍa-udrakaṃ vane aparituṣṭo |
prakrami diśaṃ pradakṣiṇāṃ purimajinanisevitaṃ deśaṃ || 85 ||
Having gone to live the religious life with Arada and Udraka and not finding satisfaction in their retreat, he went on towards the south, to the land resorted to by former Conquerors. (85)
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 (52.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pravrajya, Bha, Upa, Itvan, Arada, Udraka, Vana, Vani, Apari, Disham, Dish, Disha, Pradakshina, Purima, Jina, Sevita, Desha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.85). 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: “pravrajyāyabhyupetvā arāḍa-udrakaṃ vane aparituṣṭo ”
- pravrajyāya -
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pravrajya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- bhyu -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- upe -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- itvā -
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itvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]itvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> itvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]
- arāḍa*u -
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arāḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]arāḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ud -
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- udrakam -
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udraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- apari -
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aparī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tuṣ -
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tur (noun, masculine)[adverb]tur (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- ṭo -
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ṭu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “prakrami diśaṃ pradakṣiṇāṃ purimajinanisevitaṃ deśaṃ ”
- Cannot analyse prakrami*di
- diśam -
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diśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]diśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]diśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pradakṣiṇām -
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pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- purima -
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purima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]purima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sevitam -
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sevita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sevita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sevitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sīv]√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sīv], [accusative single from √sīv]
- deśam -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.85
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit