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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 75.108
तस्य ते वचनं श्रुत्वा हयराजस्य वाणिजा ।
अंजलिं प्रगृहीत्वान इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥ १०८ ॥
tasya te vacanaṃ śrutvā hayarājasya vāṇijā |
aṃjaliṃ pragṛhītvāna idaṃ vacanam abravīt || 108 ||
When the merchants heard the words of the king of horses, they stretched forth their joined hands and replied, (108)
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 (75.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Vacana, Haya, Raja, Vani, Vanin, Anjali, Pra, Grihitva, Ana, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.108). 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: “tasya te vacanaṃ śrutvā hayarājasya vāṇijā ”
- 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]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- haya -
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haya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√hay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rājasya -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vāṇi -
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vāṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jā -
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jā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aṃjaliṃ pragṛhītvāna idaṃ vacanam abravīt ”
- añjalim -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhītvā -
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gṛhītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
- āna* -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.108
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit