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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 85.2
सर्वे क्षयान्ता निचयाः पतनान्ताः समुच्छ्रयाः ।
संयोगा विप्रयोगान्ता मरणान्तं हि जीवितं ॥ २ ॥
sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ |
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitaṃ || 2 ||
Treasure heaps dwindle away; growth ends in decay. Union in disunion ends and life in death. (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 (85.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarva, Kshaya, Tas, Nicaya, Patana, Samucchraya, Samyoga, Viprayoga, Marananta, Jivita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.2). 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: “sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ ”
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣayān -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- nicayāḥ -
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nicaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- patanān -
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patana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- samucchrayāḥ -
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samucchraya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samucchrayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitaṃ ”
- saṃyogā* -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- viprayogān -
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viprayoga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- maraṇāntam -
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maraṇānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maraṇānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maraṇāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.2
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit