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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 53.43
राज्यम् अपहाय स्फीतं स्त्रीयो च कामांश् च परित्यज्य ।
मूलफलम् आहरन्तो गुरू तवाहं परिचरिष्यं ॥ ४३ ॥
rājyam apahāya sphītaṃ strīyo ca kāmāṃś ca parityajya |
mūlaphalam āharanto gurū tavāhaṃ paricariṣyaṃ || 43 ||
“I shall give up my rich kingdom and renounce my women and my pleasures, and go and gather roots and leaves and tend your venerable parents.” (43)
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 (53.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajya, Apahaya, Apaha, Sphita, Stri, Kama, Parityajya, Mulaphala, Anta, Guru, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.43). 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: “rājyam apahāya sphītaṃ strīyo ca kāmāṃś ca parityajya ”
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- apahāya -
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apahāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apaha (noun, masculine)[dative single]apaha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sphītam -
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sphīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
- strī -
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stṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īyo -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmāṃś -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parityajya -
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parityajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “mūlaphalam āharanto gurū tavāhaṃ paricariṣyaṃ ”
- mūlaphalam -
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mūlaphala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āhar -
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- anto* -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gurū -
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gurū (noun, masculine)[compound]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound]guru (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cariṣya -
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√car (verb class 1)[injunctive middle first single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.43
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit