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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 53.91
तं पश्यियान पतितं शयमानं मूर्छितं नदीतीरे ।
मुखरतनम् अस्य माता करेण परिमार्जति रुदन्ती ॥ ९१ ॥
taṃ paśyiyāna patitaṃ śayamānaṃ mūrchitaṃ nadītīre |
mukharatanam asya mātā kareṇa parimārjati rudantī || 91 ||
When his mother found him lying insensible where he had fallen on the river-bank, she wept, and caressed his pearly mouth with her hand, saying, (91)
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 (53.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Patita, Shayamana, Murchita, Naditira, Mukhara, Tana, Idam, Matri, Mata, Kara, Parima, Rudanti, Rudat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.91). 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: “taṃ paśyiyāna patitaṃ śayamānaṃ mūrchitaṃ nadītīre ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse paśyiyāna*pa
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- śayamānam -
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√śī -> śayamāna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śī class 1 verb]√śī -> śayamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 1 verb]
- mūrchitam -
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mūrchita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūrchita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūrchitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mūrch], [accusative single from √mūrch]
- nadītīre -
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nadītīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “mukharatanam asya mātā kareṇa parimārjati rudantī ”
- mukhara -
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mukhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanam -
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tana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- kareṇa -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- parimā -
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parimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arjati -
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√ṛj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- rudantī -
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rudantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]√rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.91
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit