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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 88.19
नाहं पुनः इतो निवर्तयितुं समर्थः एषो सो निश्चय कृतो जगतो हितार्थं ।
यावन् न प्राप्तम् अमृतं परिपूर्णमासा सर्वज्ञताय प्रणिधिं न निवर्तयेयं ॥ १९ ॥
nāhaṃ punaḥ ito nivartayituṃ samarthaḥ eṣo so niścaya kṛto jagato hitārthaṃ |
yāvan na prāptam amṛtaṃ paripūrṇamāsā sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ || 19 ||
“No more can I be turned from this resolve, for I have made it for the sake of the world’s welfare. Until I have won the immortal and achieved my hope, I shall not forswear my vow to win omniscience. (19)
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 (88.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naha, Puna, Itah, Ita, Samartha, Sah, Nishcaya, Krit, Krita, Jagat, Hita, Artha, Yavat, Yavan, Prapta, Amrita, Paripurna, Sarvajnata, Aya, Pranidhi, Nivarta, Iyam, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 88.19). 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: “nāhaṃ punaḥ ito nivartayituṃ samarthaḥ eṣo so niścaya kṛto jagato hitārthaṃ ”
- nāham -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ito* -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vartayitum -
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√vṛt -> vartayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vṛt]
- samarthaḥ -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣo -
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- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niścaya -
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niścaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛto* -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- jagato* -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jagat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hitā -
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hita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yāvan na prāptam amṛtaṃ paripūrṇamāsā sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ ”
- yāvan -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāvan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paripūrṇam -
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paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paripūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsā -
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ās (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvajñatā -
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sarvajñatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- praṇidhim -
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praṇidhi (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]
- nivartaye -
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nivartā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 88.19
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit