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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 64.308
यावन्ति बुद्धक्षेत्रस्मिं सत्यधातू अचिन्तिया ।
जानन्ता वा अजानन्ता येन्ह बोधि निरिंगिता ॥ ३०८ ॥
yāvanti buddhakṣetrasmiṃ satyadhātū acintiyā |
jānantā vā ajānantā yenha bodhi niriṃgitā || 308 ||
All the inconceivable beings in the Buddha-field,wittingly or unwittingly, turned towards the immovable bodhi tree. (308)
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 (64.308). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yavat, Satya, Dhatu, Acit, Janat, Tas, Var, Ajanat, Yah, Yat, Han, Bodhin, Nih, Ingita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.308). 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: “yāvanti buddhakṣetrasmiṃ satyadhātū acintiyā ”
- yāvanti -
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yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse buddhakṣetrasmim*sa
- satya -
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satya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhātū -
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dhātu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhātu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- acinti -
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acit (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “jānantā vā ajānantā yenha bodhi niriṃgitā ”
- jānan -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ajānan -
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ajānat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[imperfect active third plural]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- ye -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iṅgitā -
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√iṅg -> iṅgitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [nominative single from √iṅg]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.308
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit