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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 52.144
व्याकरि नरप्रदीपो जातिशता पंच जननी मह्यासि ।
भेष्यसि अनागते ध्वनि प्रत्येकजिनो जिनव्रतो ति ॥ १४४ ॥
vyākari narapradīpo jātiśatā paṃca jananī mahyāsi |
bheṣyasi anāgate dhvani pratyekajino jinavrato ti || 144 ||
The Light of men declared to her, “For five hundred births you were my mother. In some future time you will be a Pratyekabuddha, vowed to a Conqueror’s life.” (144)
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 (52.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vya, Akarin, Nara, Pradipa, Jati, Shata, Panca, Pancan, Janani, Mahi, Mah, Mahin, Mahya, Anagata, Anagati, Dhvani, Dhvanin, Pratyeka, Jina,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.144). 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: “vyākari narapradīpo jātiśatā paṃca jananī mahyāsi ”
- vyā -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ākari -
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ākarin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ākarin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradīpo* -
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pradīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāti -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śatā -
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śatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcan (noun, masculine)[compound]pañcan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jananī -
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jananī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]janani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mahyā -
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mahi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]mahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]mahin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]mahin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[compound from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[compound from √mah]√mah -> mahya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mah]√mah -> mahya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mah]mah (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- Line 2: “bheṣyasi anāgate dhvani pratyekajino jinavrato ti ”
- bheṣyasi -
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√bhī (verb class 1)[future active second single]√bhī (verb class 3)[future active second single]
- anāgate -
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anāgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]anāgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anāgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- dhvani -
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dhvani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhvanī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]dhvanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dhvanī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhvanin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhvanin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pratyeka -
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pratyeka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratyeka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jino* -
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ji (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vrato -
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- Cannot analyse ti
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.144
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit