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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 53.80
सो अवच एषो अर्थो नयेन जातो यदा मया पापं ।
अविजानन्तेन कृतं एवं क्षम्यन्तु मे देवा ॥ ८० ॥
so avaca eṣo artho nayena jāto yadā mayā pāpaṃ |
avijānantena kṛtaṃ evaṃ kṣamyantu me devā || 80 ||
He replied, “This affair was due to indiscretion. Since I committed this misdeed unwittingly, so, good people, forgive me. (80)
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 (53.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ava, Artha, Naya, Jatri, Jata, Yada, Yad, Maya, Asmad, Papam, Papa, Avijanat, Tad, Tena, Krit, Krita, Evam, Eva, Ksham, Kshamin, Kshamya, Deva, Devri, Devan,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “so avaca eṣo artho nayena jāto yadā mayā pāpaṃ ”
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣo -
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- artho* -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nayena -
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naya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]naya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jāto* -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “avijānantena kṛtaṃ evaṃ kṣamyantu me devā ”
- avijānan -
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avijānat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- 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]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣamya -
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kṣamin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kṣamin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kṣamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣam -> kṣamya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṣam]√kṣam -> kṣamya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṣam]√kṣam -> kṣamya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṣam]kṣam (noun, feminine)[locative single]√kṣam -> kṣamya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣam]√kṣam -> kṣamya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣam]
- antu -
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antu (noun, masculine)[compound], [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]
- devā -
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devā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.80
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit