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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 42.8
वयं च भार्यां अनतिक्रमामो भार्या पि अस्मान् न अतिक्रमाति ।
ततो वयं धर्मचर्यं चरामः तस्मा हि अस्माद् दहरो न मृय्यति ॥ ८ ॥
vayaṃ ca bhāryāṃ anatikramāmo bhāryā pi asmān na atikramāti |
tato vayaṃ dharmacaryaṃ carāmaḥ tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati || 8 ||
We do not desert our wives, nor do our wives desert us. And so we live the chaste life. Therefore it is that none of us dies young. (8)
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 (42.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaya, Asmad, Bharya, Anatikrama, Ama, Idam, Asma, Atikrama, Ati, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sma, Sman, Dahara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 42.8). 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: “vayaṃ ca bhāryāṃ anatikramāmo bhāryā pi asmān na atikramāti ”
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāryām -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]
- anatikramā -
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anatikrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- amo* -
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ama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāryā -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- Cannot analyse pi*as
- asmān -
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asma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]asma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- atikramā -
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atikrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “tato vayaṃ dharmacaryaṃ carāmaḥ tasmā hi asmād daharo na mṛyyati ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- dharmacaryam -
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dharmacaryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- carāmaḥ -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- smā -
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smā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- asmād -
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asma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]asma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- daharo* -
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dahara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse mṛyyati
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 42.8
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit