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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 53.29
मह्यं पुनर् न दन्ता न पि चर्म न शिरजा नापि च मान्सं ।
किस्य खु नाम कृतेन अहेठका हता भविष्यामः ॥ २९ ॥
mahyaṃ punar na dantā na pi carma na śirajā nāpi ca mānsaṃ |
kisya khu nāma kṛtena aheṭhakā hatā bhaviṣyāmaḥ || 29 ||
“But as for me, I have no tusks, nor hide, nor hair, nor flesh. Why then should we, inoffensive as we are, be shot?” (29)
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 (53.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahya, Asmad, Punar, Danta, Carma, Carman, Shiraja, Nri, Api, Naman, Kritena, Krita, Ahe, Aha, Ahi, Thaka, Hata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.29). 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: “mahyaṃ punar na dantā na pi carma na śirajā nāpi ca mānsaṃ ”
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dantā* -
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danta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dantā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*ca
- carma -
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carma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]carma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]carman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śirajā* -
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śiraja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mān -
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ma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “kisya khu nāma kṛtena aheṭhakā hatā bhaviṣyāmaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse kisya*kh
- Cannot analyse khu*nā
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtena -
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kṛtena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- ahe -
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ahe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ahi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ṭhakā* -
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ṭhaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- bhaviṣyāmaḥ -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[future active first plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.29
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit