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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 27.51
तस्माद् अर्थवसं विप्रं सपुत्रदारं प्रवासयेत् ।
आढ्यं मन्त्रवरं वैश्यं तनुं वापि शठंशठं ॥ ५१ ॥
tasmād arthavasaṃ vipraṃ saputradāraṃ pravāsayet |
āḍhyaṃ mantravaraṃ vaiśyaṃ tanuṃ vāpi śaṭhaṃśaṭhaṃ || 51 ||
“Therefore, along with his wife and children, banish the wily man who has much wealth at his disposal, the rich and plausible demagogue, and the crafty man however slender his means. (51)
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 (27.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tasmat, Tad, Artha, Vasa, Vipra, Saputradara, Prava, Adhya, Mantra, Avara, Vaishya, Tanu, Vapi, Vapin, Shatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.51). 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: “tasmād arthavasaṃ vipraṃ saputradāraṃ pravāsayet ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vasam -
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vasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vipram -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saputradāram -
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saputradāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saputradāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saputradārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pravā -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsayet -
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√ās (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√as (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “āḍhyaṃ mantravaraṃ vaiśyaṃ tanuṃ vāpi śaṭhaṃśaṭhaṃ ”
- āḍhyam -
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āḍhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āḍhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āḍhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mantra -
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mantṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mantra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- avaram -
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avara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- vaiśyam -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaiśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaiśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tanum -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śaṭhaṃ -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śaṭham -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.51
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit