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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 87.36
एको शाक्यकुमारो शाक्यसुतो शाकियोत्तमकुलीनो ।
शाक्यकुलनंदिजननो बुद्धो तथ बोधयति लोकं ॥ ३६ ॥
eko śākyakumāro śākyasuto śākiyottamakulīno |
śākyakulanaṃdijanano buddho tatha bodhayati lokaṃ || 36 ||
“That one Shakyan prince, offspring of Shakyans, of the highest Shakyan stock, the joy of the Shakyan clan, the Buddha, with those words woke the world to truth.” (36)
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 (87.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shaki, Shakin, Shakya, Shakiya, Uttama, Kuli, Kulin, Inu, Kulanandin, Kulanandi, Janana, Tatha, Bodhayat, Loka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.36). 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: “eko śākyakumāro śākyasuto śākiyottamakulīno ”
- eko -
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- śākya -
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śākī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śākin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]śākin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śākya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
- akumāro -
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- śākya -
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śākī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śākin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]śākin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śākya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
- asuto -
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- śākiyo -
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śākiya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākiya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kulī -
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kuli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kulī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kulin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kulin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ino -
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inu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “śākyakulanaṃdijanano buddho tatha bodhayati lokaṃ ”
- śākya -
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śākya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
- kulanandi -
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kulanandin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kulanandin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulanandī (noun, masculine)[adverb]kulanandī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]kulanandī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- janano* -
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janana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddho -
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- tatha -
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tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bodhayati -
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√budh -> bodhayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √budh]√budh -> bodhayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √budh]√budh (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- lokam -
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loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.36
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit