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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 61.4
यथा च भवनं मह्यं अन्धकरात्रिमासिकं ।
ओभासेन स्फुटं सर्वं अद्य बुद्धो भविष्यसि ॥ ४ ॥
yathā ca bhavanaṃ mahyaṃ andhakarātrimāsikaṃ |
obhāsena sphuṭaṃ sarvaṃ adya buddho bhaviṣyasi || 4 ||
From the way my world of jet-black night is filled with radiance, without a doubt, mighty hero, this day thou wilt become Buddha. (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 (61.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Bhavana, Mahya, Asmad, Andhaka, Ratri, Masika, Obhasa, Sphutam, Sphuta, Sarvam, Sarva, Adya, Buddha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 61.4). 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: “yathā ca bhavanaṃ mahyaṃ andhakarātrimāsikaṃ ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavanam -
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bhavana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhavana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- andhaka -
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andhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]andhaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rātri -
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rātrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- māsikam -
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māsika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māsika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “obhāsena sphuṭaṃ sarvaṃ adya buddho bhaviṣyasi ”
- obhāsena -
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obhāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]obhāsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddho* -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaviṣyasi -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[future active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 61.4
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit