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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 53.13
तस्यासि समादानं प्रियेषु मातापितॄषु दयितेषु ।
न खु मे प्रपञ्चयितव्यं अन्धेषु परप्रणेय्येषु ॥ १३ ॥
tasyāsi samādānaṃ priyeṣu mātāpitṝṣu dayiteṣu |
na khu me prapañcayitavyaṃ andheṣu parapraṇeyyeṣu || 13 ||
And this was a resolve he made for the sake of his dear and beloved parents, saying, “Verily, I must not be remiss, for they are blind and have to be led by others. (13)
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 (53.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Asi, Samadana, Priya, Dayita, Asmad, Pra, Cayita, Vya, Andha, Para, Prana, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.13). 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: “tasyāsi samādānaṃ priyeṣu mātāpitṝṣu dayiteṣu ”
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- samādānam -
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samādāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- priyeṣu -
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priya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]priya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- mātāpitṝ -
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mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṛṣu -
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ṛṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative plural]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- dayiteṣu -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[locative plural]dayita (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “na khu me prapañcayitavyaṃ andheṣu parapraṇeyyeṣu ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse khu*me
- me -
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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]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañ -
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pa (noun, masculine)[adverb]pa (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- cayita -
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√ci -> cayita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cayita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cayita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ci]√ci -> cayita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ci]
- vyam -
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vya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- andheṣu -
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andha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]andha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- praṇe -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyye -
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ī (noun, feminine)[locative single]ī (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- eṣu -
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e (noun, masculine)[locative plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.13
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit