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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 91.3
तेषाम् आसि सार्थवाहो पण्डितो अर्थचिन्तको ।
धर्मलब्धो ति नामेन सो तेषां अनुशासति ॥ ३ ॥
teṣām āsi sārthavāho paṇḍito arthacintako |
dharmalabdho ti nāmena so teṣāṃ anuśāsati || 3 ||
Their merchant leader was a wise and prudent man, named Dharmalabdha, and he warned them, saying,... (3)
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 (91.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Artha, Cinta, Dharma, Dharman, Naman, Nami, Ina, Anushasat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 91.3). 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: “teṣām āsi sārthavāho paṇḍito arthacintako ”
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- sārthavāho -
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- paṇḍito -
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- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cinta -
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cinta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cinta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ko -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “dharmalabdho ti nāmena so teṣāṃ anuśāsati ”
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- labdho -
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- Cannot analyse ti*nā
- nāme -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nāmi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- anuśāsati -
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anuśāsat (noun, masculine)[locative single]anuśāsat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 91.3
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit