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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 71.2
शिल्पं लोके प्रशंसन्ति शिल्पं लोके अनुत्तरं ।
सुशिक्षितेन वीणायां धनस्कन्धो मे आहृतो ॥ २ ॥
śilpaṃ loke praśaṃsanti śilpaṃ loke anuttaraṃ |
suśikṣitena vīṇāyāṃ dhanaskandho me āhṛto || 2 ||
“Men praise art in the world; there is nothing superior to it in the world. By skill with the lute I have gathered a store of wealth.” (2)
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 (71.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shilpa, Loka, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Anuttara, Sushikshita, Vina, Dhana, Skandha, Skandhas, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 71.2). 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: “śilpaṃ loke praśaṃsanti śilpaṃ loke anuttaraṃ ”
- śilpam -
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śilpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śilpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śilpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- praśaṃsanti -
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praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śilpam -
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śilpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śilpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śilpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- anuttaram -
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anuttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anuttara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anuttarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “suśikṣitena vīṇāyāṃ dhanaskandho me āhṛto ”
- suśikṣitena -
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suśikṣita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]suśikṣita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vīṇāyām -
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vīṇā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- skandho* -
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skandhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]skandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse āhṛto
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 71.2
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit