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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 13.34
महाहासं हसन्तानां पूर्वा कोटी न प्रज्ञायते ।
दिशां विलोकयन्तानां पूर्वा कोटी न प्रज्ञायते ॥ ३४ ॥
mahāhāsaṃ hasantānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate |
diśāṃ vilokayantānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate || 34 ||
Nor the number of those who laugh aloud, nor of those who survey the regions of the world. (34)
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 (13.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahahasa, Hasat, Purva, Koti, Prajna, Tad, Yushmad, Disha, Dish, Vilokayat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “mahāhāsaṃ hasantānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate ”
- mahāhāsam -
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mahāhāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāhāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāhāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hasan -
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hasat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√has -> hasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
- tānām -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pūrvā -
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pūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- koṭī -
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koṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]koṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajñāya -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[dative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “diśāṃ vilokayantānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate ”
- diśām -
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diśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vilokayan -
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vilokayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tānām -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pūrvā -
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pūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- koṭī -
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koṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]koṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajñāya -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[dative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 13.34
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit