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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 86.17
न अस्ति ऊनं कामेहि हेठयिता न विद्यति ।
अमनुष्यवचनं श्रुत्वा कथं वर्तेम अन्यथा ॥ १७ ॥
na asti ūnaṃ kāmehi heṭhayitā na vidyati |
amanuṣyavacanaṃ śrutvā kathaṃ vartema anyathā || 17 ||
Naught is lacking to my pleasures. I know of no one who molests me. But I have heard a voice that is not of man. What other course is there for me? (17)
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 (86.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asti, Una, Kame, Kama, Kami, Vid, Vidya, Ati, Amanushya, Vacana, Katham, Katha, Anyatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 86.17). 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: “na asti ūnaṃ kāmehi heṭhayitā na vidyati ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- ūnam -
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ūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāme -
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kāme (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kāmi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse heṭhayitā*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidya -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vid (noun, masculine)[locative single]vid (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “amanuṣyavacanaṃ śrutvā kathaṃ vartema anyathā ”
- amanuṣya -
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amanuṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vartema -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[optative active first plural]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 86.17
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit