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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 18.3
परपुरुषचरितकुशलानि वेत्ति तत् पंचमं बलं च ।
कर्मबलं प्रतिजानन्ति शुभाशुभं तद् बलं षष्ठं ॥ ३ ॥
parapuruṣacaritakuśalāni vetti tat paṃcamaṃ balaṃ ca |
karmabalaṃ pratijānanti śubhāśubhaṃ tad balaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ || 3 ||
He knows the merits of the conduct of other men. This is the fifth power. He knows the good and bad force of karma. This is the sixth power. (3)
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 (18.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Parapurusha, Carita, Kushala, Tat, Tad, Pancamam, Pancama, Bala, Karman, Prati, Janat, Shubhashubha, Shashtha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 18.3). 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: “parapuruṣacaritakuśalāni vetti tat paṃcamaṃ balaṃ ca ”
- parapuruṣa -
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parapuruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- carita -
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carita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]carita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuśalāni -
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kuśala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vetti -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pañcamam -
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pañcamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pañcama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “karmabalaṃ pratijānanti śubhāśubhaṃ tad balaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ ”
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- jānanti -
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jānanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jānat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third plural]
- śubhāśubham -
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śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṣaṣṭham -
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ṣaṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṣaṣṭha (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 18.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit