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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 64.7
दानं शीलं च क्षान्ति च ध्यानानि च निषेविता ।
प्रज्ञा च चरिता पूर्वं कल्पकोटिशतां बहूं ॥ ७ ॥
dānaṃ śīlaṃ ca kṣānti ca dhyānāni ca niṣevitā |
prajñā ca caritā pūrvaṃ kalpakoṭiśatāṃ bahūṃ || 7 ||
He ensued charity, morality, forbearance, and the meditations, and practised wisdom in former lives for many a hundred kotis of kalpas. (7)
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 (64.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dana, Shil, Shila, Kshanti, Dhyana, Nishevitri, Nishevita, Prajna, Carita, Purvam, Purva, Kalpa, Kotisha, Bahu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.7). 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: “dānaṃ śīlaṃ ca kṣānti ca dhyānāni ca niṣevitā ”
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śīlam -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śīl (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣānti -
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kṣānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṣāntī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]kṣāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]kṣāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhyānāni -
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dhyāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣevitā -
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niṣevitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]niṣevitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prajñā ca caritā pūrvaṃ kalpakoṭiśatāṃ bahūṃ ”
- prajñā -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caritā -
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caritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√car (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kalpa -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṭiśa -
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koṭiśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bahū -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.7
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit