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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 75.82
कं स्वस्तिना नयामि कस्य मम ऋध्यतु वचनं नाम ।
तं वो उपेथ शरणं सो नेष्यति स्वस्तिना पारं ॥ ८२ ॥
kaṃ svastinā nayāmi kasya mama ṛdhyatu vacanaṃ nāma |
taṃ vo upetha śaraṇaṃ so neṣyati svastinā pāraṃ || 82 ||
“‘Whom shall I take away to safety? Who, I fray, will say to me “May your promise prosper”? Do you go to him for refuge and he will take you in safety to the shore beyond.” (82)
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 (75.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kah, Svasti, Kim, Asmad, Vacana, Naman, Upa, Sharana, Sah, Neshyat, Para,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 75.82). 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: “kaṃ svastinā nayāmi kasya mama ṛdhyatu vacanaṃ nāma ”
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- svastinā -
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svasti (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]svastī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nayāmi -
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√nay (verb class 1)[present active first single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ṛdhyatu -
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√ṛdh (verb class 4)[imperative active third single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “taṃ vo upetha śaraṇaṃ so neṣyati svastinā pāraṃ ”
- 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]
- vo -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upe -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- itha -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- neṣyati -
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√nī -> neṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> neṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- svastinā -
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svasti (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]svastī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pāram -
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pāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 75.82
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit