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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 33.15
न्यग्रोधम् एव सेवेया न विशाखम् अभिप्रार्थयेत् ।
न्यग्रोधस्मिं मृतं श्रेयो न विशाखम् अस्मिं जीवितं ॥ १५ ॥
nyagrodham eva seveyā na viśākham abhiprārthayet |
nyagrodhasmiṃ mṛtaṃ śreyo na viśākham asmiṃ jīvitaṃ || 15 ||
Men should follow Nyagrodha and not seek Vishakha. It is better to die with Nyagrodha than live with Vishakha. (15)
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 (33.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nyagrodha, Eva, Vishakha, Mrita, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Jivita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 33.15). 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: “nyagrodham eva seveyā na viśākham abhiprārthayet ”
- nyagrodham -
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nyagrodha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nyagrodhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- seveyā -
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- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśākham -
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viśākha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśākha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśākhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse abhiprārthayet
- Line 2: “nyagrodhasmiṃ mṛtaṃ śreyo na viśākham asmiṃ jīvitaṃ ”
- Cannot analyse nyagrodhasmim*mṛ
- mṛtam -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśākham -
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viśākha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśākha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśākhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse asmim*jī
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 33.15
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit