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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 8.10
यश् च मे कुशलमूलसंचयो सो महा भवतु सर्वप्राणिभिः ।
यच् च कर्म अशुभं कृतं मया तत् फलं कटुकं निस्तराम्य् अहम् इति ॥ १० ॥
yaś ca me kuśalamūlasaṃcayo so mahā bhavatu sarvaprāṇibhiḥ |
yac ca karma aśubhaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā tat phalaṃ kaṭukaṃ nistarāmy aham iti || 10 ||
“May my store of the root of goodness be great enough for all living things. Whatever evil deed has been done by me, may I alone reap its bitter fruit.” (10)
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 (8.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Asmad, Kushalamula, Sah, Maha, Sarvapranin, Sarvaprani, Yat, Yad, Karman, Ashubha, Krit, Krita, Maya, Tat, Tad, Phala, Katuka, Aha, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 8.10). 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: “yaś ca me kuśalamūlasaṃcayo so mahā bhavatu sarvaprāṇibhiḥ ”
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- kuśalamūla -
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kuśalamūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañcayo -
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- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahā* -
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maha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavatu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- sarvaprāṇibhiḥ -
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sarvaprāṇin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarvaprāṇin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sarvaprāṇī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “yac ca karma aśubhaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā tat phalaṃ kaṭukaṃ nistarāmy aham iti ”
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[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]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aśubham -
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aśubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śubh (verb class 6)[imperfect active first single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kaṭukam -
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kaṭuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṭuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṭukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse nistarāmy*ah
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 8.10
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit