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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 37.74
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + शिरी मे प्रतिभाति मातलि ।
श्रद्धा अनित्या पुन देवसारथि आशा विसंवादिकसंयता मम ॥ ७४ ॥
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + śirī me pratibhāti mātali |
śraddhā anityā puna devasārathi āśā visaṃvādikasaṃyatā mama || 74 ||
[Koshika replied... ] “O Matali, Glory appears to me a partial jade. Faith again, O charioteer of the devas, is fickle, and Hope, it seems to me, is prone to break her word. (74)
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 (37.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Pratibha, Ati, Matali, Shraddha, Anitya, Puna, Devasarathi, Asha, Ashas, Visamvadin, Kasa, Yata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
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pratibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mātali -
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mātali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mātalī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
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śraddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anityā -
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anityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puna -
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puna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devasārathi -
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devasārathi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]devasārathi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]devasārathi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āśā* -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- visaṃvādi -
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visaṃvādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]visaṃvādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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kasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatā* -
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yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yam class 1 verb]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 37.74
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit