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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 53.106
अस्मिं जम्बुद्वीपे रत्नानि आहरित्वा सर्वाणि ।
पूजय मातापितरं मातापितॄषु न प्रतिकुर्यात् ॥ १०६ ॥
asmiṃ jambudvīpe ratnāni āharitvā sarvāṇi |
pūjaya mātāpitaraṃ mātāpitṝṣu na pratikuryāt || 106 ||
“Honour your mother and father by bringing them all the jewels here in Jambudvipa. One should not oppose one’s parents. (106)
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 (53.106). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jambudvipa, Ratna, Ratnani, Itvan, Sarva, Sarvani, Matri, Mata, Pitri, Prati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.106). 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: “asmiṃ jambudvīpe ratnāni āharitvā sarvāṇi ”
- Cannot analyse asmim*ja
- jambudvīpe -
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jambudvīpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ratnāni -
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ratnāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ratnāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratnāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āhar -
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- itvā -
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√i -> itvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]itvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvāṇi -
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sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “pūjaya mātāpitaraṃ mātāpitṝṣu na pratikuryāt ”
- pūjaya -
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√pūj (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- 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]
- pitaram -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mātāpitṝ -
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mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṛṣu -
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ṛṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative plural]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.106
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit