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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 53.83
हा दयित स्याम सुन्दर त्वया विनाभावसम्भवो पूर्वं ।
मह्यं हृदयं दहिष्यति शुष्कं तृणकाष्ठम् इव अग्नि ॥ ८३ ॥
hā dayita syāma sundara tvayā vinābhāvasambhavo pūrvaṃ |
mahyaṃ hṛdayaṃ dahiṣyati śuṣkaṃ tṛṇakāṣṭham iva agni || 83 ||
“Ah, my dear and lovely Shyama,” she cried, “association with another, because I have lost you, will sooner consume my heart as the fire burns dry grass and wood. (83)
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 (53.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dayita, Syama, Sundara, Tva, Yushmad, Vinabhava, Purvam, Purva, Mahya, Asmad, Hridaya, Shushka, Trinakashtha, Iva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.83). 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: “hā dayita syāma sundara tvayā vinābhāvasambhavo pūrvaṃ ”
- hā* -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dayita -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syāma -
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syāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]syāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active first plural]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active first plural]
- sundara -
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sundara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- vinābhāva -
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vinābhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhavo -
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- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “mahyaṃ hṛdayaṃ dahiṣyati śuṣkaṃ tṛṇakāṣṭham iva agni ”
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dahiṣyati -
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√dah (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- śuṣkam -
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śuṣka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuṣka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuṣkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
- tṛṇakāṣṭham -
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tṛṇakāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- agni -
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agni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.83
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit