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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 11.9
कर्मसंनिश्रिताः सन्तः कौतूहलविनिःश्रिताः ।
आपत्सु न विषीदन्ति न च मोदन्ति वृद्धिषु ॥ ९ ॥
karmasaṃniśritāḥ santaḥ kautūhalaviniḥśritāḥ |
āpatsu na viṣīdanti na ca modanti vṛddhiṣu || 9 ||
“Wholly concerned with karma and detached from all excitement, they are not cast down by adversity nor elated by prosperity. (9)
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 (11.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Karmasa, Shrita, Sat, Santa, Apad, Vish, Vishin, Danti, Dantin, Modat, Modanti, Vriddhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.9). 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: “karmasaṃniśritāḥ santaḥ kautūhalaviniḥśritāḥ ”
- karmasaṃ -
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karmasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śritāḥ -
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śrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
- santaḥ -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse kautūhalaviniḥśritāḥ
- Line 2: “āpatsu na viṣīdanti na ca modanti vṛddhiṣu ”
- āpatsu -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣī -
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viṣ (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]viṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- danti -
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dantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dantin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dantin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- modanti -
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√mud -> modat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> modantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vṛddhiṣu -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[locative plural]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.9
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit