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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 104.13
किंप्राप्तिनम् आहु वेदको ति अनुविदितं किन् ति कथन्ति वीर्यवा ति ।
आजानेयो कहिन् ति नाम भोति प्रश्नं मे भगवं पृष्टो अनुपूर्वम् अनुलोमम् अनुसंधिम् अनुधर्मं व्याकरोहि ॥ १३ ॥
kiṃprāptinam āhu vedako ti anuviditaṃ kin ti kathanti vīryavā ti |
ājāneyo kahin ti nāma bhoti praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomam anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi || 13 ||
What has a man attained that he should be called an expert in knowledge? How do men say that one is learned and how do they say that one is energetic? And how does a man come to be styled a sterling man? This question do I ask thee, Lord, and do thou answer duly, properly, correctly and truthfully. (13)
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 (104.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ahu, Dita, Virya, Naman, Bha, Bhu, Prashna, 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 104.13). 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: “kiṃprāptinam āhu vedako ti anuviditaṃ kin ti kathanti vīryavā ti ”
- Cannot analyse kimprāptinam*āh
- āhu -
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āhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vedako -
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- Cannot analyse ti*an
- anuvi -
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√nū (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- ditam -
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dita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kin -
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- Cannot analyse ti*ka
- Cannot analyse kathanti*vī
- vīrya -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vīr]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse ti
- Line 2: “ājāneyo kahin ti nāma bhoti praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomam anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi ”
- ājāneyo -
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- Cannot analyse kahin*ti
- Cannot analyse ti*nā
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- praśnam -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- 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]
- pṛṣṭo -
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- 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 104.13
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit