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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 35.80
नापि मह्यं मरणभयं कहिं तु जातो न म्रीयते मनुजो ।
बुद्धं तु अप्रतिसमं न द्रक्ष्यन् तेन रोदामि ॥ ८० ॥
nāpi mahyaṃ maraṇabhayaṃ kahiṃ tu jāto na mrīyate manujo |
buddhaṃ tu apratisamaṃ na drakṣyan tena rodāmi || 80 ||
“And yet I have no fear of death. For how can a man be born and not die? I weep because I shall not see the peerless Buddha. (80)
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 (35.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Api, Mahya, Asmad, Maranabhaya, Jatri, Jata, Buddha, Aprati, Samam, Sama, Drakshyat, Tad, Tena, Roda, Amin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 35.80). 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: “nāpi mahyaṃ maraṇabhayaṃ kahiṃ tu jāto na mrīyate manujo ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- maraṇabhayam -
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maraṇabhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse kahim*tu
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jāto* -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse mrīyate*ma
- Cannot analyse manujo
- Line 2: “buddhaṃ tu apratisamaṃ na drakṣyan tena rodāmi ”
- buddham -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]buddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]buddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- aprati -
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aprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aprati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aprati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drakṣyan -
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√dṛś -> drakṣyat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- rodā -
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roda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 35.80
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit