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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 19.134
तां दृष्टिं प्रतिनिःसृज्य राजा वचनम् अब्रवीत् ।
धर्मम् आख्याहि मां धीर यत्र दुःखं निरुध्यते ॥ १३४ ॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ pratiniḥsṛjya rājā vacanam abravīt |
dharmam ākhyāhi māṃ dhīra yatra duḥkhaṃ nirudhyate || 134 ||
The king renounced his belief and said, “O wise one, teach me the dharma whereby ill is suppressed.” (134)
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 (19.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Drishti, Pratinihsrijya, Raja, Vacana, Dharma, Akhya, Ahi, Asmad, Dhira, Yatra, Duhkham, Duhkha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ pratiniḥsṛjya rājā vacanam abravīt ”
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pratiniḥsṛjya -
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pratiniḥsṛjya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratiniḥsṛjya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “dharmam ākhyāhi māṃ dhīra yatra duḥkhaṃ nirudhyate ”
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākhyā -
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ākhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- dhīra -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- rudhyate -
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√rudh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√rudh (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.134
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit