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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 103.26
यथात्मनो तथान्येषां यथान्येषां तथात्मनो ।
आत्मानं उपमां कृत्वा नैव हिंसे न घातये ॥ २६ ॥
yathātmano tathānyeṣāṃ yathānyeṣāṃ tathātmano |
ātmānaṃ upamāṃ kṛtvā naiva hiṃse na ghātaye || 26 ||
Give up even your small desire. Nay, be wholly without desire, and therefore freed. (26)
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 (103.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Tatha, Idam, Ani, Anya, Manu, Atman, Upamam, Upama, Kritva, Kritvan, Naiva, Hims, Himsa, Ghati, Ghataya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.26). 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: “yathātmano tathānyeṣāṃ yathānyeṣāṃ tathātmano ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātmano -
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- tathānye -
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tatha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anye -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- tathāt -
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tatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mano -
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manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “ātmānaṃ upamāṃ kṛtvā naiva hiṃse na ghātaye ”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- upamām -
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upamām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upamā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hiṃse -
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hiṃs (noun, neuter)[dative single]hiṃsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]hiṃsa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghātaye -
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ghāti (noun, feminine)[dative single]ghātaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ghātaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√han (verb class 0)[present middle first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.26
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit