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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 53.105
येषां मातापितरौ सुश्रूषा अंजलिं प्रणामः च ।
कर्तव्यं काशिवर्धन यदि इच्छन्ति स्वगं गन्तुं ॥ १०५ ॥
yeṣāṃ mātāpitarau suśrūṣā aṃjaliṃ praṇāmaḥ ca |
kartavyaṃ kāśivardhana yadi icchanti svagaṃ gantuṃ || 105 ||
“Those who have parents should render them obedience, respect and reverence, if they would go to heaven. (105)
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 (53.105). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Matri, Mata, Pitri, Shrusha, Anjali, Pranama, Kartavya, Kashivardhana, Yadi, Yad, Icchat, Icchanti, Sva, Svan, Aga, Gantu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.105). 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: “yeṣāṃ mātāpitarau suśrūṣā aṃjaliṃ praṇāmaḥ ca ”
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- pitarau -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrūṣā* -
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śrūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- añjalim -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- praṇāmaḥ -
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praṇāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kartavyaṃ kāśivardhana yadi icchanti svagaṃ gantuṃ ”
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- kāśivardhana -
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kāśivardhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- sva -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- agam -
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aga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.105
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit