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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 65.7
यादृशा मे पुरा दृष्टा लोकनाथा महायशाः ।
तेषां तुवं पि सदृशो अत्र मे नास्ति संशयः ॥ ७ ॥
yādṛśā me purā dṛṣṭā lokanāthā mahāyaśāḥ |
teṣāṃ tuvaṃ pi sadṛśo atra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ || 7 ||
“Thou art like the great and glorious Saviours of the world whom I saw of yore. I have no doubt of this. (7)
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 (65.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadrisha, Asmad, Pura, Drishta, Lokanatha, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Tad, Atra, Nasti, Samshaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.7). 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: “yādṛśā me purā dṛṣṭā lokanāthā mahāyaśāḥ ”
- yādṛśā* -
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yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- purā* -
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pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭā* -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- lokanāthā* -
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lokanātha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lokanāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahāyaśāḥ -
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mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “teṣāṃ tuvaṃ pi sadṛśo atra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ ”
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vam -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ve (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*sa
- sadṛśo -
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- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.7
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit