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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 87.78
विपश्यी च शिखी चैव विश्वभू चैव क्षत्रिया ।
क्रकुत्सन्दो कोनाकमुनि काश्यपश् चापि ब्राह्मणा ॥ ७८ ॥
vipaśyī ca śikhī caiva viśvabhū caiva kṣatriyā |
krakutsando konākamuni kāśyapaś cāpi brāhmaṇā || 78 ||
“Vipashyin, Shikhin, and Vishvabhu were nobles, and Krakutsanda, Konakamuni and Kashyapa brahmans. (78)
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 (87.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vipashyin, Vipashyi, Shikhi, Shikhin, Kshatriya, Konaka, Kashyapa, Capin, Capi, Brahmana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 87.78). 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: “vipaśyī ca śikhī caiva viśvabhū caiva kṣatriyā ”
- vipaśyī -
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vipaśyī (noun, masculine)[compound]vipaśyī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vipaśyin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikhī -
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śikhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śikhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śikhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- viśvabhū -
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viśvabhū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kṣatriyā -
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kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “krakutsando konākamuni kāśyapaś cāpi brāhmaṇā ”
- Cannot analyse krakutsando*ko
- konākam -
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konāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]konāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uni -
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ū (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāśyapaś -
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kāśyapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇā -
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brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 87.78
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit