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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 85.32
नारी नरो जिह्मये वारणेन उत्कर्षये यत्र करोति च्छन्दं ।
विप्रत्यनीकं खलु देवतानां प्रत्याख्यातो अल्पतरेण एष ॥ ३२ ॥
nārī naro jihmaye vāraṇena utkarṣaye yatra karoti cchandaṃ |
vipratyanīkaṃ khalu devatānāṃ pratyākhyāto alpatareṇa eṣa || 32 ||
A man draws a woman by offering her more and more wealth so that she does his will. But it is otherwise among the devas, for here are you, rejected for offering less and less. (32)
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 (85.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nari, Nara, Nri, Varana, Yatra, Karoti, Ccha, Vipratyanika, Khalu, Devata, Alpatara, Esha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.32). 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: “nārī naro jihmaye vāraṇena utkarṣaye yatra karoti cchandaṃ ”
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- naro* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jihmaye -
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- vāraṇena -
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vāraṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāraṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- utkarṣaye -
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- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karoti -
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karoti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- cchan -
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ccha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ccha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dam -
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da (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vipratyanīkaṃ khalu devatānāṃ pratyākhyāto alpatareṇa eṣa ”
- vipratyanīkam -
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vipratyanīka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipratyanīka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipratyanīkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khalu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- devatānām -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]devata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]devata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- pratyākhyāto -
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- alpatareṇa -
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alpatara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alpatara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.32
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit