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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 53.51
नापि + + + मरणं नापि च मम एव एदृशं दुःखं ।
अनुभूतो एष अर्थो न किंचि लोके अनागम्यं ॥ ५१ ॥
nāpi + + + maraṇaṃ nāpi ca mama eva edṛśaṃ duḥkhaṃ |
anubhūto eṣa artho na kiṃci loke anāgamyaṃ || 51 ||
“‘I am not afraid of death, and a thing like this is no ill for me. This salutary lesson have I learnt, that death is no wise avoidable in the world.’ (51)
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 (53.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Api, Asmad, Duhkham, Duhkha, Esha, Artha, Loka, Anagamya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nāpi + + + maraṇaṃ nāpi ca mama eva edṛśaṃ duḥkhaṃ ”
- 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]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse ***m
- Cannot analyse *maraṇam*nā
- 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]
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- eva* -
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- Cannot analyse edṛśam*du
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “anubhūto eṣa artho na kiṃci loke anāgamyaṃ ”
- anubhūto -
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- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- artho* -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse kiñci*lo
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- anāgamyam -
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anāgamya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāgamya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāgamyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.51
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit