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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 67.34
मृतो व जीर्णो विध्वंसी गुरुवासी च ब्राह्मण ।
एते लोके प्रतिकूला कृष्णसर्पो व रोषितो ॥ ३४ ॥
mṛto va jīrṇo vidhvaṃsī guruvāsī ca brāhmaṇa |
ete loke pratikūlā kṛṣṇasarpo va roṣito || 34 ||
“O brahman, an old man as good as dead, a decrepit man, though he wear the garb of a teacher—these are as disgusting to the world as an angry black snake.” (34)
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 (67.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mrita, Jirna, Vidhvamsin, Vidhvamsi, Guru, Vasi, Vasin, Brahmana, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Loka, Pratikula, Krishnasarpa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.34). 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: “mṛto va jīrṇo vidhvaṃsī guruvāsī ca brāhmaṇa ”
- mṛto* -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīrṇo* -
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jīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
- vidhvaṃsī -
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vidhvaṃsī (noun, masculine)[compound]vidhvaṃsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vidhvaṃsin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]gurū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāsī -
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vāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāsi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- brāhmaṇa -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ete loke pratikūlā kṛṣṇasarpo va roṣito ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pratikūlā -
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pratikūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛṣṇasarpo* -
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kṛṣṇasarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse roṣito
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.34
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit