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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 11.44
विविधधनसंचयानां दाता गुरुषु गुरुगौरवोपेतो ।
तेन स गृहपतिरतनं प्रतिलभति प्रभूतधनकुशलं ॥ ४४ ॥
vividhadhanasaṃcayānāṃ dātā guruṣu gurugauravopeto |
tena sa gṛhapatiratanaṃ pratilabhati prabhūtadhanakuśalaṃ || 44 ||
Because he has given of his stores of wealth to venerable teachers out of respect for them, the king wins therefore the treasure of the wealthy householder. (44)
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 (11.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vividha, Dhanasancaya, Data, Guru, Tad, Tena, Grihapati, Atana, Prati, Labhat, Prabhuta, Dhanakushala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 11.44). 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: “vividhadhanasaṃcayānāṃ dātā guruṣu gurugauravopeto ”
- vividha -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vidh (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vidh (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]√vyadh (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]
- dhanasañcayānām -
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dhanasañcaya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dātā* -
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dāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guruṣu -
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guru (noun, masculine)[locative plural]guru (noun, neuter)[locative plural]gurū (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Cannot analyse gurugauravopeto
- Line 2: “tena sa gṛhapatiratanaṃ pratilabhati prabhūtadhanakuśalaṃ ”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gṛhapatir -
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gṛhapati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atanam -
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atana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- labhati -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- prabhūta -
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prabhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prabhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanakuśalam -
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dhanakuśala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhanakuśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.44
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit