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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 64.152
कामनिदानं प्रपतिषु दुर्गतीषु उच्चावचं दुःखं नरा देवयन्ति ।
मुद्गा च माषा यथ कुम्भप्राप्ता तथैव खिन्ना नरकेषु सत्वा ॥ १५२ ॥
kāmanidānaṃ prapatiṣu durgatīṣu uccāvacaṃ duḥkhaṃ narā devayanti |
mudgā ca māṣā yatha kumbhaprāptā tathaiva khinnā narakeṣu satvā || 152 ||
“Because of sensual desire men suffer manifold woes in headlong ruin, in states of ill. As beans and pulse when gathered into a pot, so do men shrivel up in the hells. (152)
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 (64.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kama, Nidana, Durgati, Uccavaca, Duhkham, Duhkha, Nara, Devayat, Devayanti, Masha, Yat, Yad, Han, Kumbha, Prapta, Tatha, Khinna, Naraka, Satvan,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.152). 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: “kāmanidānaṃ prapatiṣu durgatīṣu uccāvacaṃ duḥkhaṃ narā devayanti ”
- kāma -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nidānam -
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nidāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nidāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nidānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prapat -
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prapad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- iṣu -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- durgatīṣu -
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durgatī (noun, masculine)[locative plural]durgatī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- uccāvacam -
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uccāvaca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uccāvaca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uccāvacā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- narā* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devayanti -
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√dīv -> devayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dīv]√dīv -> devayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]√dīv -> devayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √dīv]√div (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√dīv (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “mudgā ca māṣā yatha kumbhaprāptā tathaiva khinnā narakeṣu satvā ”
- mudgā -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māṣā* -
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māṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]māṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kumbha -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāptā -
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prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- khinnā* -
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khinna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khinnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√khid -> khinna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 7 verb]√khid -> khinnā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 7 verb]
- narakeṣu -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]naraka (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- satvā -
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satvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.152
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit