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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 108.27
चक्षुषा संवरो साधु साधु श्रोत्रेण संवरः ।
घ्राणेन संवरो साधु साधु जिह्वाय संवरो ॥ २७ ॥
cakṣuṣā saṃvaro sādhu sādhu śrotreṇa saṃvaraḥ |
ghrāṇena saṃvaro sādhu sādhu jihvāya saṃvaro || 27 ||
Restraint in eye is good, and good restraint in ear. Restraint in smell is good, and good restraint in tongue. (27)
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 (108.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cakshusha, Cakshus, Sadhu, Shrotra, Samvara, Ghrana, Jihva, Aru,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 108.27). 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: “cakṣuṣā saṃvaro sādhu sādhu śrotreṇa saṃvaraḥ ”
- cakṣuṣā -
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cakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]cakṣus (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saṃvaro -
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- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śrotreṇa -
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śrotra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saṃvaraḥ -
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saṃvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ghrāṇena saṃvaro sādhu sādhu jihvāya saṃvaro ”
- ghrāṇena -
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ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saṃvaro -
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- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jihvāya -
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jihva (noun, masculine)[dative single]jihva (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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]
- aro -
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aru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 108.27
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit