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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 104.3
किंप्राप्तम् आहु भिक्षुणं सुव्रतं किं कथं च दान्तम् आहु ।
बुद्धो ति कथं प्रवुच्चति पृष्टो मे भगवं अनुपूर्वम् अनुलोमं अनुसंधिम् अनुधर्मं व्याकरोहि ॥ ३ ॥
kiṃprāptam āhu bhikṣuṇaṃ suvrataṃ kiṃ kathaṃ ca dāntam āhu |
buddho ti kathaṃ pravuccati pṛṣṭo me bhagavaṃ anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi || 3 ||
What has a man attained that he should be called a monk? How does he come to be called gentle and tamed? How does one come to be styled a Buddha? This do I ask, and do thou, Lord, answer duly, properly, correctly and truthfully. (3)
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 (104.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Prapta, Ahu, Bhikshu, Suvrata, Katham, Katha, Danta, Prishta, Asmad, Anupurvam, Anupurva, Anulomam, Anuloma, Anusandhi, Anu, Dharma, Vya, Akara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 104.3). 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: “kiṃprāptam āhu bhikṣuṇaṃ suvrataṃ kiṃ kathaṃ ca dāntam āhu ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āhu -
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āhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhikṣu -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhikṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- suvratam -
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suvrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suvrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suvratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāntam -
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dānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āhu -
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āhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “buddho ti kathaṃ pravuccati pṛṣṭo me bhagavaṃ anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi ”
- buddho -
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- Cannot analyse ti*ka
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pravuccati*pṛ
- pṛṣṭo* -
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pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhagavam -
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bhagavan (noun, masculine)[adverb]bhagavan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- anupūrvam -
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anupūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anupūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anupūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anupūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anulomam -
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anulomam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anuloma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anuloma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anulomā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anusandhim -
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anusandhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]anusandhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyā -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ākaro -
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ākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uhi -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 104.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit