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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 64.566
उन्मार्ग सर्वं पि जहाति तेन येन व्रजन्ते बहुदुर्गतीयो ।
विशोधितो स्य भवे स्वर्गमार्गो कारीषि दत्त्वा जिनचेतियेषु ॥ ५६६ ॥
unmārga sarvaṃ pi jahāti tena yena vrajante bahudurgatīyo |
viśodhito sya bhave svargamārgo kārīṣi dattvā jinacetiyeṣu || 566 ||
He abandons every wrong way which leads to the bournes of manifold ill. For him who has offered karishi at the Conqueror’s shrines the way to heaven shall be made clear. (566)
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 (64.566). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Unmarga, Sarvam, Sarva, Tad, Tena, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vrajat, Yushmad, Bahu, Durgati, Sya, Bhava, Bhu, Dattva, Jina, Cetiya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.566). 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: “unmārga sarvaṃ pi jahāti tena yena vrajante bahudurgatīyo ”
- unmārga -
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unmārga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmārga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*ja
- jahāti -
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√hā (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vrajan -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- durgatī -
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durgatī (noun, masculine)[compound]durgatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]durgati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]durgati (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “viśodhito sya bhave svargamārgo kārīṣi dattvā jinacetiyeṣu ”
- viśodhito -
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- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhave -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]bhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- svargamārgo -
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- kārīṣi -
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kārīṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- jina -
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jina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cetiyeṣu -
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cetiya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]cetiya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.566
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit