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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 53.31
नैषो क्षुरप्रो संधितो त्वम् आहतो सि मय अजानन्तेन ।
यम् अजानन्तेन क्षतं एतं मया क्षम्यताम् एव ॥ ३१ ॥
naiṣo kṣurapro saṃdhito tvam āhato si maya ajānantena |
yam ajānantena kṣataṃ etaṃ mayā kṣamyatām eva || 31 ||
“This arrow was not fixed and aimed at you. I was quite unaware that you were struck. So grant me pardon for thus unwittingly doing you harm. (31)
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 (53.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tva, Yushmad, Maya, Ajanat, Tad, Tena, Yah, Kshata, Eta, Esha, Asmad, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “naiṣo kṣurapro saṃdhito tvam āhato si maya ajānantena ”
- naiṣo -
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- kṣurapro -
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- sandhito -
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- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- āhato -
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- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- maya -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ajānan -
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ajānat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[imperfect active third plural]
- 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]
- Line 2: “yam ajānantena kṣataṃ etaṃ mayā kṣamyatām eva ”
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ajānan -
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ajānat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[imperfect active third plural]
- 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]
- kṣatam -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- kṣamyatām -
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√kṣam (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√kṣam (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√kṣam (verb class 4)[imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]√kṣam (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.31
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit