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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 76.177
पृथिवी च ते विजिता सर्वकल्पा पुत्राण ते पूरसहस्रम् अस्य ।
रत्नानि च सप्त परित्यजित्वा श्रामण्यम् एवाभिगतो सि वीरा ॥ १७७ ॥
pṛthivī ca te vijitā sarvakalpā putrāṇa te pūrasahasram asya |
ratnāni ca sapta parityajitvā śrāmaṇyam evābhigato si vīrā || 177 ||
“The whole earth should be thy domain; thou shouldst have a full thousand sons. But now thou hast renounced the seven treasures and, O Valiant One, taken up a Wanderer’s life.” (177)
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 (76.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prithivi, Tad, Yushmad, Vijitri, Vijita, Putra, Pura, Sahasram, Sahasra, Idam, Ratna, Ratnani, Sapta, Saptan, Parityaj, Tva, Shramanya, Eva, Vira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 76.177). 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: “pṛthivī ca te vijitā sarvakalpā putrāṇa te pūrasahasram asya ”
- pṛthivī -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vijitā -
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vijitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vijitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vij (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vij (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vij (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sarvakalpā -
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- putrā -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇa -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pūra -
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pūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “ratnāni ca sapta parityajitvā śrāmaṇyam evābhigato si vīrā ”
- ratnāni -
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ratnāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ratnāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratnāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- parityaji -
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parityaj (noun, masculine)[locative single]parityaj (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tvā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- śrāmaṇyam -
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śrāmaṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhigato -
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- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vīrā -
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vīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 76.177
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit