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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 88.2
ये च देशेन्ति सद्धर्मं शृणोन्ति ये च देशितं ।
सर्वे ते अधिगच्छन्ति निर्वाणपदम् अच्युतं ॥ २ ॥
ye ca deśenti saddharmaṃ śṛṇonti ye ca deśitaṃ |
sarve te adhigacchanti nirvāṇapadam acyutaṃ || 2 ||
Those who teach the true dharma and those who listen to the teaching of it, all attain the immovable state of nirvana. (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 (88.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Saddharma, Deshita, Sarva, Tad, Yushmad, Adhi, Gacchat, Nirvanapada, Acyuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 88.2). 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: “ye ca deśenti saddharmaṃ śṛṇonti ye ca deśitaṃ ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- Cannot analyse deśenti*sa
- saddharmam -
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saddharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse śṛṇonti*ye
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- deśitam -
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deśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]deśitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√diś -> deśita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √diś]√diś -> deśita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √diś]√diś -> deśitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √diś]√diś -> deśita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √diś]√diś -> deśita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √diś], [accusative single from √diś]
- Line 2: “sarve te adhigacchanti nirvāṇapadam acyutaṃ ”
- 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]
- 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]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- nirvāṇapadam -
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nirvāṇapada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvāṇapada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- acyutam -
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acyuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acyuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acyutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 88.2
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit