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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 27.28
गुह्यकम् अर्थसंबन्धं संधारयति यो नरः ।
सत्रु भेदभयात् तस्य दासभूतो च वर्तति ॥ २८ ॥
guhyakam arthasaṃbandhaṃ saṃdhārayati yo naraḥ |
satru bhedabhayāt tasya dāsabhūto ca vartati || 28 ||
“As for the man who keeps all relating to his counsel secret, his foe, being rid of fear, becomes like one of his subjects. (28)
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 (27.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Guhyaka, Arthasambandha, Sandha, Rayat, Yah, Nara, Nri, Sat, Sad, Bheda, Bhayat, Bhaya, Tad, Dasa, Vartat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.28). 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: “guhyakam arthasaṃbandhaṃ saṃdhārayati yo naraḥ ”
- guhyakam -
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guhyaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guhyakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arthasambandham -
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arthasambandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sandhā -
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sandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- rayati -
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√ray -> rayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ray class 1 verb]√ray -> rayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ray class 1 verb]√ray (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “satru bhedabhayāt tasya dāsabhūto ca vartati ”
- sat -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ru -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bheda -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhid (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhayāt -
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bhayāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dāsa -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dās (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√das (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhūto -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vartati -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.28
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit