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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 29.37
ते दिन्नदाना कृतपुण्यकर्मका येनैव वाचाथ समोहरित्व वा ।
यैनैव च कर्मसभागताये सर्वे पि ते स्वर्गम् उपेन्ति स्थानं ॥ ३७ ॥
te dinnadānā kṛtapuṇyakarmakā yenaiva vācātha samoharitva vā |
yainaiva ca karmasabhāgatāye sarve pi te svargam upenti sthānaṃ || 37 ||
Those who give gifts and do deeds of merit, whether they contribute with words of praise or participate in the communal offering all go to a heavenly abode. (37)
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 (29.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Dinna, Daman, Kritapunya, Karman, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vaca, Han, Samoha, Aina, Karmasa, Bhaga, Taya, Sarva, Svarga, Sthana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 29.37). 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: “te dinnadānā kṛtapuṇyakarmakā yenaiva vācātha samoharitva vā ”
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dinna -
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dinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānā -
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dāman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kṛtapuṇya -
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kṛtapuṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtapuṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- yenai -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vācāt -
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vāca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samoha -
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samoha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ritva -
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- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “yainaiva ca karmasabhāgatāye sarve pi te svargam upenti sthānaṃ ”
- yai -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ainai -
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aina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmasa -
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karmasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāga -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāye -
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tāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]√tāy (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse pi*te
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse upenti*st
- sthānam -
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sthāna (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 29.37
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit