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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 53.71
नगरेषु जनपदेषु च क्षेमं मे प्रकृतयो च अनुरक्ता ।
न च वर्धन्ति अमित्रा सर्वो च विवर्धति कोशो ॥ ७१ ॥
nagareṣu janapadeṣu ca kṣemaṃ me prakṛtayo ca anuraktā |
na ca vardhanti amitrā sarvo ca vivardhati kośo || 71 ||
“In my cities and my provinces there is peace, and my subjects are loyal. My enemies do not thrive, and all my treasure goes on increasing. (71)
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 (53.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.71). 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: “nagareṣu janapadeṣu ca kṣemaṃ me prakṛtayo ca anuraktā ”
- nagareṣu -
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nagara (noun, masculine)[locative plural]nagara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- janapadeṣu -
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janapada (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣemam -
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kṣema (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣema (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣemā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- prakṛtayo -
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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]
- anuraktā -
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anuraktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “na ca vardhanti amitrā sarvo ca vivardhati kośo ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- var -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ṛdhanti -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- amitrā -
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amitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarvo -
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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]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛdhati -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse kośo
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.71
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit