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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 10.19
न जातु तृणकाष्ठेहि ज्वलनः शाम्यते ज्वलन् ।
न जातु उपभोगेभ्यः तृष्णा कामेषु शाम्यति ॥ १९ ॥
na jātu tṛṇakāṣṭhehi jvalanaḥ śāmyate jvalan |
na jātu upabhogebhyaḥ tṛṣṇā kāmeṣu śāmyati || 19 ||
“As the fire that burns when grass and wood are set alight never stops burning, so craving is never assuaged by indulgence in sensual pleasures.” (19)
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 (10.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jatu, Trinakashtha, Jvalana, Shamyata, Shamyat, Jvalat, Upabhoga, Trishna, Kama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “na jātu tṛṇakāṣṭhehi jvalanaḥ śāmyate jvalan ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tṛṇakāṣṭhe -
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tṛṇakāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- jvalanaḥ -
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jvalana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāmyate -
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śāmyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- jvalan -
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jvalat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “na jātu upabhogebhyaḥ tṛṣṇā kāmeṣu śāmyati ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upabhogebhyaḥ -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- tṛṣṇā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāmeṣu -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kāma (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- śāmyati -
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√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam (verb class 4)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.19
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit