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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 67.107
मा एवं अवच भद्रे सुश्रोणि तनुमध्यमे ।
श्रमणा पि हिमे साधु ब्रह्मचर्येण शोभते ॥ १०७ ॥
mā evaṃ avaca bhadre suśroṇi tanumadhyame |
śramaṇā pi hime sādhu brahmacaryeṇa śobhate || 107 ||
“Talk not so, O lady of the fine hips and slender waist. Even recluses, I see, win bright renown by their chaste living. (107)
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 (67.107). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mas, Evam, Eva, Ava, Bhadra, Sushroni, Tanumadhyama, Shramana, Hima, Sadhu, Brahmacarya, Shobhat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.107). 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: “mā evaṃ avaca bhadre suśroṇi tanumadhyame ”
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhadre -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- suśroṇi -
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suśroṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]suśroṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]suśroṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tanumadhyame -
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tanumadhyama (noun, masculine)[locative single]tanumadhyama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tanumadhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śramaṇā pi hime sādhu brahmacaryeṇa śobhate ”
- śramaṇā -
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śramaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*hi
- hime -
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hima (noun, masculine)[locative single]hima (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]himā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- brahmacaryeṇa -
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brahmacarya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śobhate -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.107
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit