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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 100.36
सर्वाणि अर्थानि पुनर् विनश्यन्ति कालागतं च न प्रयाति अर्थं ।
न चात्महेतो . . विधं चरेया तथाविधं प्रज्ञावन्तं वदेमि ॥ ३६ ॥
sarvāṇi arthāni punar vinaśyanti kālāgataṃ ca na prayāti arthaṃ |
na cātmaheto . . vidhaṃ careyā tathāvidhaṃ prajñāvantaṃ vademi || 36 ||
Whoso, though all his wealth be lost, does not seek worldly gain, and, for his own selfish ends, does not live a life of wrong-doing, such a man do I call a wise man. (36)
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 (100.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarva, Sarvani, Artha, Punar, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Kala, Agata, Prayati, Vidh, Vidha, Cara, Cari, Tathavidha, Prajnavat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 100.36). 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: “sarvāṇi arthāni punar vinaśyanti kālāgataṃ ca na prayāti arthaṃ ”
- sarvāṇi -
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sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- arthāni -
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artha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vina -
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vina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyanti -
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√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- kālā -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agatam -
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agata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayāti -
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prayāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prayāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]prayāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na cātmaheto . . vidhaṃ careyā tathāvidhaṃ prajñāvantaṃ vademi ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- maheto -
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- vidham -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vidh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- care -
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cara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]cara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]carā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√car (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- iyā -
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ī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tathāvidham -
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tathāvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tathāvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tathāvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prajñāvantam -
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prajñāvat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- emi -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 100.36
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit