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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 75.57
किं शक्यं निरालंबे मध्ये समुद्रस्य लवणतोयस्य ।
कर्म मनसीकरोन्ता शरीरनाशं करिष्यामः ॥ ५७ ॥
kiṃ śakyaṃ nirālaṃbe madhye samudrasya lavaṇatoyasya |
karma manasīkarontā śarīranāśaṃ kariṣyāmaḥ || 57 ||
“Is it possible that because we followed our calling we shall come to perish in this forlorn island in the middle of the salt flood of ocean?” (57)
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 (75.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Shakya, Niralamba, Madhye, Madhya, Samudra, Lavanatoya, Karman, Manas, Manasin, Kara, Tan, Sharira, Nasha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.57). 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: “kiṃ śakyaṃ nirālaṃbe madhye samudrasya lavaṇatoyasya ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- nirālambe -
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nirālamba (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirālamba (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirālambā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samudrasya -
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samudra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]samudra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- lavaṇatoyasya -
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lavaṇatoya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]lavaṇatoya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “karma manasīkarontā śarīranāśaṃ kariṣyāmaḥ ”
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- manasī -
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manas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]manasin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karo -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ūn -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śarīra -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāśam -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]
- kariṣyāmaḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active first plural]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active first plural]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active first plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.57
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit