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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 89.63
न धारेसि इमस्मिं प्रावचने + + + + + + एहि पुत्र ।
प्रतिगच्छ पराङ्मुख्यो न हि सुलभं अच्युतं स्थानं ॥ ६३ ॥
na dhāresi imasmiṃ prāvacane + + + + + + ehi putra |
pratigaccha parāṅmukhyo na hi sulabhaṃ acyutaṃ sthānaṃ || 63 ||
“Will you not believe what I say?,... Come, my son, give it up. Turn your face therefrom. It is not easy to win that immovable state.” (63)
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 (89.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhara, Dhari, Pravacana, Putra, Prati, Gaccha, Paranmukhi, Sulabha, Acyuta, Sthana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 89.63). 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 dhāresi imasmiṃ prāvacane + + + + + + ehi putra ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāre -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dhāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse imasmim*pr
- prāvacane -
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prāvacana (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāvacana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
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- ehi -
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ehi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- putra -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “pratigaccha parāṅmukhyo na hi sulabhaṃ acyutaṃ sthānaṃ ”
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gaccha -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parāṅmukhyo* -
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parāṅmukhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sulabham -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sulabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sulabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- acyutam -
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acyuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acyuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acyutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 89.63
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit