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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 53.19
मृगपोतकेहि सार्धं प्रतिवसति आश्रमेषु रमणियेषु ।
मृग इव मृगेहि सार्धं वसति अरण्ये ऋषिकुमारो ॥ १९ ॥
mṛgapotakehi sārdhaṃ prativasati āśrameṣu ramaṇiyeṣu |
mṛga iva mṛgehi sārdhaṃ vasati araṇye ṛṣikumāro || 19 ||
With the young animals he dwelt in the pleasant retreats. Like an animal the young seer dwelt with the animals in the forest. (19)
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 (53.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mrigapotaka, Sardham, Sardha, Prativasati, Ashrama, Ramani, Yah, Yat, Mriga, Mrigas, Iva, Vasati, Vasat, Aranya, Kum, Aru,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.19). 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: “mṛgapotakehi sārdhaṃ prativasati āśrameṣu ramaṇiyeṣu ”
- mṛgapotake -
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mṛgapotaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prativasati -
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prativasati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āśrameṣu -
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āśrama (noun, masculine)[locative plural]āśrama (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ramaṇi -
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ramaṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yeṣu -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “mṛga iva mṛgehi sārdhaṃ vasati araṇye ṛṣikumāro ”
- mṛga* -
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mṛgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛge -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vasati -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- araṇye -
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araṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]araṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]araṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 10)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 0)[imperfect passive first single]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kum -
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kum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āro -
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āru (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.19
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit