พระมหาชนก(prá-má-hăa-chá-nók)
Meanings
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Mahajanaka (Bodhisatta prince)
The name of a Bodhisatta (future Buddha) prince in the Jataka tales; a previous life of the Buddha.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชาดกchaa-dòkชาดกchaa-dòkJātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past livesเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesต่างๆdtàang-dtàangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangvarious; different; diverseพระมหาชนกprá-má-hăa-chá-nókพระมหาชนกprá-má-hăa-chá-nók1Mahajanaka (Bodhisatta prince)2the Mahajanaka Jataka (Buddhist story)ทรงเป็นsong bpenทรงเป็นsong bpen[to] be; serve as (royal language)อดีตชาติà-dèet châatอดีตชาติà-dèet châatpast life; previous incarnationหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened One
In the various Jataka tales, Prince Mahajanaka is one of the former lives of the Buddha.
2Proper nounC1
the Mahajanaka Jataka (Buddhist story)
The Buddhist Jataka tale about Prince Mahajanaka, famously retold in a version composed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and often cited as a lesson in perseverance (วิริยะบารมีวิริยะบารมีwí-rí-yá baa-rá-meeperfection of energy; perfection of diligence (Buddhism)).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)อ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesพระมหาชนกprá-má-hăa-chá-nókพระมหาชนกprá-má-hăa-chá-nók1Mahajanaka (Bodhisatta prince)2the Mahajanaka Jataka (Buddhist story)ฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2version; edition; text3issue; edition; copyการ์ตูนgaa dtoonการ์ตูนgaa dtoon1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2be engrossing; thrilling3[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfและláeและláeand (coordinating)ให้ข้อคิดhâi kô kítให้ข้อคิดhâi kô kít[to] be thought-provoking; [to] give a lessonที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I have read the cartoon version of the book 'Phra Mahajanaka'; it was fun and gave a very good moral.
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระมหาชนกprá-má-hăa-chá-nókพระมหาชนกprá-má-hăa-chá-nókMahajanaka (Bodhisatta prince)