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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 100.2
एको अत्र आसी ऋषि वत्सगोत्रो वातेहि आबाधेहि कृशो अभूषि ।
हिमवन्तपार्श्वे असहन्तो शीतं वनातो सो ओसरे राजधानीं ॥ २ ॥
eko atra āsī ṛṣi vatsagotro vātehi ābādhehi kṛśo abhūṣi |
himavantapārśve asahanto śītaṃ vanāto so osare rājadhānīṃ || 2 ||
One seer was there who was styled Vatsa. He became ill with flatulence and, unable to endure the cold of the Himalayas, he left the forest and went down to the king’s city. (2)
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 (100.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atra, Vatsagotra, Vatri, Vata, Vati, Vat, Abadha, Abhu, Ush, Himavanta, Parshva, Parshvi, Shita, Vana, Rajadhani,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 100.2). 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 atra āsī ṛṣi vatsagotro vātehi ābādhehi kṛśo abhūṣi ”
- eko -
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- atra* -
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atra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āsī -
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- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vatsagotro* -
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vatsagotra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāte -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb], [dative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb], [dative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present middle third single], [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]√vai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- ābādhe -
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ābādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ābādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ābādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- kṛśo -
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- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uṣi -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “himavantapārśve asahanto śītaṃ vanāto so osare rājadhānīṃ ”
- himavanta -
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himavanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]himavanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārśve -
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pārśva (noun, masculine)[locative single]pārśva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pārśvi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pārśvi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]pārśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asahanto -
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- śītam -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- vanā -
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vana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ato -
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- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- Cannot analyse osare*rā
- rājadhānīm -
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rājadhānī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.2
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit