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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 67.1
अभूषि राजा इक्ष्वाकु वाराणस्यां महाबलो ।
महायशो विजितावी तस्य पुत्रो न प्रजायिथ ॥ १ ॥
abhūṣi rājā ikṣvāku vārāṇasyāṃ mahābalo |
mahāyaśo vijitāvī tasya putro na prajāyitha || 1 ||
In Benares there was a king named Ikshvaku. He was mighty, glorious and triumphant. But no son had been born to him. (1)
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 (67.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Abhu, Ush, Raja, Varanasi, Mah, Maha, Alu, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Tad, Putra, Praja, Ayi, Ayin, Tha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.1). 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: “abhūṣi rājā ikṣvāku vārāṇasyāṃ mahābalo ”
- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uṣi -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ikṣvāku -
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ikṣvāku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ikṣvāku (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vārāṇasyām -
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vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- mahā -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ab -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- alo -
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alu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “mahāyaśo vijitāvī tasya putro na prajāyitha ”
- mahāyaśo* -
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mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāyaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijitāvī -
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- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajā -
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praja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.1
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit