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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 37.27
तदियं त्वं एव समीक्ष ब्राह्मण जानाहि मो मारिष या नु श्रेया ।
यस्यैव नो मारिष तां दयिष्यसि सा एव नो श्रेयतरा भविष्यति ॥ २७ ॥
tadiyaṃ tvaṃ eva samīkṣa brāhmaṇa jānāhi mo māriṣa yā nu śreyā |
yasyaiva no māriṣa tāṃ dayiṣyasi sā eva no śreyatarā bhaviṣyati || 27 ||
“You, brahman” said they, “are the one to consider this matter. You, sir, decide which of us is best. To whomsoever of us you give the branch, she will be accounted the best of us.” (27)
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 (37.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tat, Iyam, Idam, Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Samiksha, Brahmana, Jana, Ahi, Marisha, Shreya, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Asmad, Tara, Taras, Bhavishyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 37.27). 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: “tadiyaṃ tvaṃ eva samīkṣa brāhmaṇa jānāhi mo māriṣa yā nu śreyā ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samīkṣa -
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samīkṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- brāhmaṇa -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānā -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mo* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- māriṣa -
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māriṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śreyā -
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√śrā -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “yasyaiva no māriṣa tāṃ dayiṣyasi sā eva no śreyatarā bhaviṣyati ”
- yasyai -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yā (noun, feminine)[dative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[dative single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- māriṣa -
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māriṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse dayiṣyasi*sā
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śreya -
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√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]√śrā (verb class 2)[optative middle first single]
- tarā* -
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tara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]taras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.27
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit