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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 45.1
दीर्घा ब्रह्मा अहोरात्रा लोहवर्धं च तत्तकं ।
दक्षस्य अप्रमत्तस्य न शिरी भवति दुर्लभा ॥ १ ॥
dīrghā brahmā ahorātrā lohavardhaṃ ca tattakaṃ |
dakṣasya apramattasya na śirī bhavati durlabhā || 1 ||
“Days and nights are long, O Brahma devas, and this bucket is big. For a skilful and diligent man, Siri is not hard to win.” (1)
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 (45.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dirgha, Brahma, Ahoratra, Loha, Vardha, Tat, Tad, Taka, Daksha, Dakshas, Apramatta, Shiri, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Durlabha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.1). 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: “dīrghā brahmā ahorātrā lohavardhaṃ ca tattakaṃ ”
- dīrghā* -
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dīrgha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dīrghā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- brahmā* -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brahmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ahorātrā* -
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ahorātra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- loha -
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loha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]loha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√luh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vardham -
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vardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- takam -
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taka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dakṣasya apramattasya na śirī bhavati durlabhā ”
- dakṣasya -
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dakṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dakṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]dakṣas (noun, masculine)[locative single]dakṣas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- apramattasya -
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apramatta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]apramatta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śirī -
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śirī (noun, masculine)[compound]śirī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śiri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- durlabhā -
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durlabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.1
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit