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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 85.33
आयुं च वर्णं च मनुष्यलोके प्रहीयते मनुजानां सुगात्री ।
तेनैव वर्णेन धनं पि अर्ज्यं परिहीयसे जीर्णतरासि अद्य ॥ ३३ ॥
āyuṃ ca varṇaṃ ca manuṣyaloke prahīyate manujānāṃ sugātrī |
tenaiva varṇena dhanaṃ pi arjyaṃ parihīyase jīrṇatarāsi adya || 33 ||
In this world of men the beautiful woman is doomed to lose her age and her beauty. You should profit by your beauty, for already you are fading, already you are getting older. (33)
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 (85.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ayu, Varna, Manushyaloka, Prahi, Iyat, Iyata, Manuja, Sugatri, Tad, Tena, Dhana, Arjya, Pari, Jirna, Tara, Asi, Adya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 85.33). 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: “āyuṃ ca varṇaṃ ca manuṣyaloke prahīyate manujānāṃ sugātrī ”
- āyum -
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āyu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇam -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]varṇan (noun, masculine)[adverb]varṇan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manuṣyaloke -
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manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prahī -
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prahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- manujānām -
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manuja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manujā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sugātrī -
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sugātrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “tenaiva varṇena dhanaṃ pi arjyaṃ parihīyase jīrṇatarāsi adya ”
- tenai -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- varṇena -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*ar
- arjyam -
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√ṛj -> arjya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛj], [accusative single from √ṛj]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hīyase -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive second single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive second single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive second single]
- jīrṇa -
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jīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
- tarā -
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tara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 85.33
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit