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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 11.15
बोधिसत्वचरितं महापकं जातकापरमतेषु कोविदा ।
देशयन्ति दमदानसंवरं बोधिसत्वपरिषाय ईश्वरा ॥ १५ ॥
bodhisatvacaritaṃ mahāpakaṃ jātakāparamateṣu kovidā |
deśayanti damadānasaṃvaraṃ bodhisatvapariṣāya īśvarā || 15 ||
“The lords, learned in the Jatakas and other lore, preach to the concourse of Bodhisattvas self-control, charity, and restraint, as the qualities that bring a Bodhisattva’s career to a great maturity. (15)
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 (11.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bodhin, Satvacarita, Mah, Maha, Apaka, Jataka, Paramata, Kovida, Deshayat, Deshayanti, Damadana, Samvara, Satvan, Parisha, Aya, Ayas, Ishvara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.15). 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: “bodhisatvacaritaṃ mahāpakaṃ jātakāparamateṣu kovidā ”
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satvacaritam -
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satvacarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satvacarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahā -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āpakam -
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āpaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āpaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jātakā -
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jātakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramateṣu -
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paramata (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kovidā -
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kovidā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “deśayanti damadānasaṃvaraṃ bodhisatvapariṣāya īśvarā ”
- deśayanti -
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√diś -> deśayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √diś]√diś -> deśayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √diś], [vocative plural from √diś], [accusative plural from √diś]√diś -> deśayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √diś]√diś (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- damadāna -
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damadāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvaram -
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saṃvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃvara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃvarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satva -
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satvan (noun, masculine)[compound]satvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pariṣā -
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pariṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āya* -
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āyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īśvarā -
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īśvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.15
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit