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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 52.37
तं कर्मं कुशलं कृत्वा यत् तं उपचितं पुरा ।
तेन कुशलकर्मेण विपाकम् अनुभवाम्य् अहं ॥ ३७ ॥
taṃ karmaṃ kuśalaṃ kṛtvā yat taṃ upacitaṃ purā |
tena kuśalakarmeṇa vipākam anubhavāmy ahaṃ || 37 ||
As for the fair karma that I stored up of yore, I am now enjoying the fruit of it. (37)
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 (52.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kushalam, Kushala, Kritva, Kritvan, Yat, Yad, Upacit, Upacita, Pura, Pur, Tad, Tena, Kushalakarma, Vipaka, Aha, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.37). 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: “taṃ karmaṃ kuśalaṃ kṛtvā yat taṃ upacitaṃ purā ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- karmam -
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karman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- kuśalam -
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kuśalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuśala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuśalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- upacitam -
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upacita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upacita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upacitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]upacit (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tena kuśalakarmeṇa vipākam anubhavāmy ahaṃ ”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- kuśalakarmeṇa -
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kuśalakarma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kuśalakarma (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vipākam -
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vipāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse anubhavāmy*ah
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.37
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit