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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 72.21
न मे मनो कुप्यति याचितस्य दत्त्वा न सोचामि नानुतप्यामि ।
न तं उपश्रुतं यन् न प्रयच्छे यं च श्रुतं क्षिप्रम् उपानयामि ॥ २१ ॥
na me mano kupyati yācitasya dattvā na socāmi nānutapyāmi |
na taṃ upaśrutaṃ yan na prayacche yaṃ ca śrutaṃ kṣipram upānayāmi || 21 ||
“My heart is not wroth with a beggar, and when I have given I do not grieve and repent. I do not promise what I cannot bestow, and whatever I promise I immediately provide.” (21)
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 (72.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Manu, Kupyat, Yacita, Dattva, Amin, Nanu, Tapya, Upashruta, Yat, Yad, Prayat, Sha, Shi, Yah, Shrut, Shruta, Kshipram, Kshipra, Upana, Yami, Yamin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “na me mano kupyati yācitasya dattvā na socāmi nānutapyāmi ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- mano -
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manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kupyati -
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√kup -> kupyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]√kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]√kup (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- yācitasya -
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yācita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yācita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √yāc class 1 verb]√yāc -> yācita (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √yāc class 1 verb]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- so -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūcā -
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√uc (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tapyā -
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tapya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tap -> tapya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tap]√tap -> tapya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tap]tapyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tap -> tapya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tap class 4 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na taṃ upaśrutaṃ yan na prayacche yaṃ ca śrutaṃ kṣipram upānayāmi ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- upaśrutam -
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upaśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upaśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upaśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative 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]
- prayacch -
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√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
- śe -
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śa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upāna -
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upāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāmi -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 72.21
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit