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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 10.3
सुखेन्ति सर्वसत्वानां संस्थितानि नरेश्वराः ।
तं च न आत्मसुखार्थाय न अपि बोधेः कथंचन ॥ ३ ॥
sukhenti sarvasatvānāṃ saṃsthitāni nareśvarāḥ |
taṃ ca na ātmasukhārthāya na api bodheḥ kathaṃcana || 3 ||
These lords of men render happy the condition of all creatures; but they do this in no wise for the sake of their own well-being, nor for the sake of enlightenment. (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 (10.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarvasatva, Samsthita, Nareshvara, Atmasukha, Artha, Api, Bodhi, Katham, Katha, Cana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.3). 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: “sukhenti sarvasatvānāṃ saṃsthitāni nareśvarāḥ ”
- Cannot analyse sukhenti*sa
- sarvasatvānām -
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sarvasatva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvasatva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- saṃsthitāni -
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saṃsthita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nareśvarāḥ -
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nareśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “taṃ ca na ātmasukhārthāya na api bodheḥ kathaṃcana ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na*ā -
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na (noun, masculine)[locative single]na (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ātmasukhā -
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ātmasukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthāya -
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artha (noun, masculine)[dative single]artha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bodheḥ -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√budh (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit