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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 88.6
यत्र न जानति जरां न च मृत्युं व्याधिं न च + + + प्रियजनः प्रियविप्रयोगः ।
शान्तं निरालयं निरन्तरदुःखमोक्षं प्रार्थयामि पदम् अच्युतं निर्वृतिं च ॥ ६ ॥
yatra na jānati jarāṃ na ca mṛtyuṃ vyādhiṃ na ca + + + priyajanaḥ priyaviprayogaḥ |
śāntaṃ nirālayaṃ nirantaraduḥkhamokṣaṃ prārthayāmi padam acyutaṃ nirvṛtiṃ ca || 6 ||
“I seek the immovable state of nirvana, which knows no old age, death or disease, where there is no loved one nor separation from a loved one, but the peace that comes from homelessness, and constant freedom from ill.” (6)
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 (88.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatra, Janat, Janati, Jara, Mrityu, Vyadhi, Priyaviprayoga, Shanta, Nih, Alaya, Nirantara, Duhkhamoksha, Prartha, Amin, Pada, Acyuta, Nirvriti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 88.6). 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: “yatra na jānati jarāṃ na ca mṛtyuṃ vyādhiṃ na ca + + + priyajanaḥ priyaviprayogaḥ ”
- 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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānati -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jānat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jānatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- jarām -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mṛtyum -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyādhim -
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vyādhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse ***p
- Cannot analyse *priyajanaḥ*pr
- priyaviprayogaḥ -
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priyaviprayoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śāntaṃ nirālayaṃ nirantaraduḥkhamokṣaṃ prārthayāmi padam acyutaṃ nirvṛtiṃ ca ”
- śāntam -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ālayam -
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ālaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nirantara -
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nirantara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirantara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkhamokṣam -
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duḥkhamokṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- prārthayā -
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prārthā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- padam -
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pada (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]
- nirvṛtim -
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nirvṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]nirvṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 88.6
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit