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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 65.76
पश्य तुवं सर्वद्विपाद-उत्तमं तं चन्द्रो यथा विभाति पूर्णमास्ये ।
कथं हि चित्तं क्रमते अबुद्धि यो एवरूपां लभते विहेठां ॥ ७६ ॥
paśya tuvaṃ sarvadvipāda-uttamaṃ taṃ candro yathā vibhāti pūrṇamāsye |
kathaṃ hi cittaṃ kramate abuddhi yo evarūpāṃ labhate viheṭhāṃ || 76 ||
Do thou regard this supreme one of all bipeds. He shines like the moon when it is full. How can such a design succeed? Senseless is he who undertakes to do such harm. (76)
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 (65.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pashya, Sarva, Dvipada, Dvipad, Uttamam, Uttama, Candra, Yatha, Vibhat, Purnama, Katham, Katha, Citta, Kramat, Abuddhi, Eva, Rupa, Labhat, Vihetha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 65.76). 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: “paśya tuvaṃ sarvadvipāda-uttamaṃ taṃ candro yathā vibhāti pūrṇamāsye ”
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vam -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ve (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dvipāda* -
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dvipāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dvipad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]dvipad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- candro* -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vibhāti -
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vibhāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]vibhāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pūrṇamā -
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pūrṇamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asye -
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√as (verb class 4)[present passive first single]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ hi cittaṃ kramate abuddhi yo evarūpāṃ labhate viheṭhāṃ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- kramate -
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√kram -> kramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram -> kramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- abuddhi -
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abuddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abuddhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abuddhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpām -
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rūpā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- viheṭhā -
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viheṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 65.76
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit