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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 100.32
कथं जानेथ चतुछन्नरूपं सदृशं च श्रेष्ठं अथ वा च हीनं ।
विरूपरूपेण चरन्ति सन्तो तस्माद् धि सर्वस्य वचं क्षमेया ॥ ३२ ॥
kathaṃ jānetha catuchannarūpaṃ sadṛśaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ atha vā ca hīnaṃ |
virūparūpeṇa caranti santo tasmād dhi sarvasya vacaṃ kṣameyā || 32 ||
And how can you be sure about a man who is outwardly well-behaved that he is a superior, an equal or an inferior? Good men may present a rough exterior. Therefore one should bear with the speech of all and sundry. (32)
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 (100.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Jana, Jani, Catu, Channa, Rupa, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Shreshtha, Atha, Hina, Viruparupa, Tasmat, Tad, Dha, Sarva, Vaca, Ksham, Kshama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “kathaṃ jānetha catuchannarūpaṃ sadṛśaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ atha vā ca hīnaṃ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jāne -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- itha -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- catu -
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catu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]catu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]catu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- channa -
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channa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]channa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]channa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sadṛśam -
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sadṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sadṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sadṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sadṛś (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]
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīnam -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- Line 2: “virūparūpeṇa caranti santo tasmād dhi sarvasya vacaṃ kṣameyā ”
- virūparūpeṇa -
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virūparūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]virūparūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- caranti -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- santo -
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- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- dhi -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sarvasya -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vacam -
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atvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]abahvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]guḍatvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]niṣkulatvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]bahvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]vaca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacā (noun, feminine)[adverb]satvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]sukumāranakhatvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]sukumāratanutvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]sutvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]suptatvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]sūryatvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]haritvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]hiraṇyatvac (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- kṣame -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣam (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√kṣam (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- iyā -
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ī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.32
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit