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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 45.12
यं चोदयित्वा परिभाषि देवते तत्रार्थं पशामि ते छिन्नसागरं ।
श्रोतं न खनेय न मूलम् उद्धरेत् न त्व् अन्तरं यस्य न पारम् उत्तरेत् ॥ १२ ॥
yaṃ codayitvā paribhāṣi devate tatrārthaṃ paśāmi te chinnasāgaraṃ |
śrotaṃ na khaneya na mūlam uddharet na tv antaraṃ yasya na pāram uttaret || 12 ||
“O deva, I know the reason why you upbraid and admonish me. If the ocean were effaced it would no longer scoop out a channel for its stream nor uproot trees. No longer would there be an obstacle against reaching the shore beyond. (12)
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 (45.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Paribhashin, Devata, Tatra, Artha, Pash, Amin, Tad, Yushmad, Chinna, Sagara, Shrota, Mula, Antaram, Antara, Yasya, Yat, Para,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 45.12). 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: “yaṃ codayitvā paribhāṣi devate tatrārthaṃ paśāmi te chinnasāgaraṃ ”
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- codayitvā -
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√cud -> codayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √cud]
- paribhāṣi -
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paribhāṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]paribhāṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- devate -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]devata (noun, masculine)[locative single]devata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√div (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paśā -
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paś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- chinna -
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chinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāgaram -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāgara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāgarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “śrotaṃ na khaneya na mūlam uddharet na tv antaraṃ yasya na pāram uttaret ”
- śrotam -
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śrota (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrota (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrotā (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]
- khaneya -
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√khan (verb class 1)[optative middle first single]
- na -
-
na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dharet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 tv*an
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāram -
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pāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse uttaret
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 45.12
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit