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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 64.456
ये रोमा सर्वसत्वानां गतिषु षट्सु ये जगे ।
गणेतु निमिषे शक्यं न तस्य गुण भाषितुं ॥ ४५६ ॥
ye romā sarvasatvānāṃ gatiṣu ṣaṭsu ye jage |
gaṇetu nimiṣe śakyaṃ na tasya guṇa bhāṣituṃ || 456 ||
It would be easier to count in a moment the hairs of all creatures in the six realms in the universe, than to tell this man’s virtue. (456)
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 (64.456). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Roman, Roma, Sarvasatva, Gati, Shash, Jaga, Gana, Gani, Nimish, Nimisha, Shakya, Tad, Guna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.456). 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: “ye romā sarvasatvānāṃ gatiṣu ṣaṭsu ye jage ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- romā -
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roman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]romā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarvasatvānām -
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sarvasatva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvasatva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- gatiṣu -
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gati (noun, feminine)[locative plural]gati (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ṣaṭsu -
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ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- jage -
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jaga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “gaṇetu nimiṣe śakyaṃ na tasya guṇa bhāṣituṃ ”
- gaṇe -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gaṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gaṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nimiṣe -
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nimiṣ (noun, feminine)[dative single]nimiṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāṣitum -
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√bhāṣ -> bhāṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhāṣ]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.456
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit