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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 96.23
तुह्यं लोके समो नास्ति रूपे वर्णे कुले तथा ।
ईर्यापथे च वीर्ये च ध्याने ज्ञाने तथैव च ॥ २३ ॥
tuhyaṃ loke samo nāsti rūpe varṇe kule tathā |
īryāpathe ca vīrye ca dhyāne jñāne tathaiva ca || 23 ||
In all the world there is none thy equal in form, in beauty and in birth, in deportment, in energy, in meditation, nor yet in knowledge. (23)
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 (96.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Loka, Sama, Nasti, Rupa, Varna, Varni, Kula, Kuli, Tatha, Iryapatha, Virya, Dhyana, Jnana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 96.23). 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: “tuhyaṃ loke samo nāsti rūpe varṇe kule tathā ”
- tuhya -
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√tuh -> tuhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tuh]√tu (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- samo* -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rūpe -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- varṇe -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]varṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “īryāpathe ca vīrye ca dhyāne jñāne tathaiva ca ”
- īryāpathe -
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īryāpatha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīrye -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vīryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhyāne -
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dhyāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhyāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhyānā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jñāne -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- 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 96.23
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit