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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 27.46
पंच राष्ट्रा भवे राज्यं कुटिलशत्रुसेवितं ।
मा तां च विश्वसे तत्र मा च प्रतिपद्ये उत्पथे ॥ ४६ ॥
paṃca rāṣṭrā bhave rājyaṃ kuṭilaśatrusevitaṃ |
mā tāṃ ca viśvase tatra mā ca pratipadye utpathe || 46 ||
“A kingdom where insidious enemies are at work becomes split up into five realms. Do not trust them, and do not be led astray by them. (46)
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 (27.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Panca, Pancan, Rashtra, Bhava, Bhu, Rajya, Kutila, Shatrusevin, Asmad, Vishva, Tatra, Pratipadya, Utpatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “paṃca rāṣṭrā bhave rājyaṃ kuṭilaśatrusevitaṃ ”
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcan (noun, masculine)[compound]pañcan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rāṣṭrā* -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhave -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]bhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- kuṭila -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuṭila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatrusevi -
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śatrusevin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śatrusevin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “mā tāṃ ca viśvase tatra mā ca pratipadye utpathe ”
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratipadye -
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pratipadya (noun, masculine)[locative single]pratipadya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- utpathe -
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utpatha (noun, masculine)[locative single]utpatha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]utpathā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.46
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit