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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 67.88
न पश्यामि न द्रक्ष्यामि को अर्थो जीवितेन मे ।
अद्यैवाहं गमिष्यामि पुरा प्राणा जनन्ति मे ॥ ८८ ॥
na paśyāmi na drakṣyāmi ko artho jīvitena me |
adyaivāhaṃ gamiṣyāmi purā prāṇā jananti me || 88 ||
“I do not see, nor shall I see, what good there is for me in life. I shall go away this very day ere the breath of life deserts me.” (88)
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 (67.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pashya, Amin, Artha, Jivita, Asmad, Adyaiva, Aha, Pura, Pur, Prana, Janat, Jananti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.88). 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: “na paśyāmi na drakṣyāmi ko artho jīvitena me ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drakṣyāmi -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- ko -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- artho* -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jīvitena -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “adyaivāhaṃ gamiṣyāmi purā prāṇā jananti me ”
- adyaivā -
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adyaiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- gamiṣyāmi -
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√gam (verb class 1)[future active first single]√gam (verb class 2)[future active first single]√gam (verb class 3)[future active first single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prāṇā* -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jananti -
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janat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> janat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb]√jan -> janantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb]√jan (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√jan (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.88
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit