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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 103.22
मौनेयं च पृच्छसि नाल दुःकरं दुरभिसंभुणं ।
हन्त ते तं च वक्ष्यामि संस्तम्भस्व दृढो भव ॥ २२ ॥
mauneyaṃ ca pṛcchasi nāla duḥkaraṃ durabhisaṃbhuṇaṃ |
hanta te taṃ ca vakṣyāmi saṃstambhasva dṛḍho bhava || 22 ||
The state of a sage that you ask about, O Nala, is hard and difficult to attain. But come, I’ll tell you what it is. Be steadfast and strong. (22)
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 (103.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mauneya, Nala, Duhkara, Durabhi, Sambhu, Hanta, Tad, Yushmad, Samstambha, Sva, Svan, Dridha, Bhava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.22). 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: “mauneyaṃ ca pṛcchasi nāla duḥkaraṃ durabhisaṃbhuṇaṃ ”
- mauneyam -
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mauneya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauneya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛcchasi -
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√praś (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- nāla -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkaram -
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duḥkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- durabhi -
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durabhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sambhu -
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sambhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sambhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sambhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sambhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sambhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sambhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “hanta te taṃ ca vakṣyāmi saṃstambhasva dṛḍho bhava ”
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]hanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (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]
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- saṃstambha -
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saṃstambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dṛḍho* -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.22
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit