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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 94.12
पुरस्तिमे दिशोभागे अष्ट देवकुमारिका ।
नन्दोत्तरा नन्दिसेना नन्दिनी नन्दिरक्षिता ॥ १२ ॥
purastime diśobhāge aṣṭa devakumārikā |
nandottarā nandisenā nandinī nandirakṣitā || 12 ||
In the region of the eastern quarter are eight young deva maidens, Nandottara, Nandisena, Nandini, Nandirakshita,... (12)
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 (94.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purah, Pur, Pura, Tima, Timi, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Bhaga, Ashta, Ashtan, Deva, Kumarika, Nandottara, Nandisena, Nandin, Nandini, Nandi, Akshit, Akshita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 94.12). 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: “purastime diśobhāge aṣṭa devakumārikā ”
- puras -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- time -
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tima (noun, masculine)[locative single]timi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]timi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- diśo -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]diśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāge -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aṣṭa -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kumārikā -
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kumārikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nandottarā nandisenā nandinī nandirakṣitā ”
- nandottarā* -
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nandottarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]nandottara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nandisenā* -
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nandisena (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nandisenā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nandinī -
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nandinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nandin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nandir -
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nandi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nandi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- akṣitā -
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akṣit (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]akṣit (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]akṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√akṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√akṣ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 94.12
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit