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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 110.16
यो चैकं भावितात्मानं मुहूर्तम् अपि पूजयेत् ।
सा एकपूजना श्रेयो न च वर्षशतं हुतं ॥ १६ ॥
yo caikaṃ bhāvitātmānaṃ muhūrtam api pūjayet |
sā ekapūjanā śreyo na ca varṣaśataṃ hutaṃ || 16 ||
A man may, too, for just one moment worship one in whom the self is developed—that one act of worship is worth more than a hundred years of sacrificing. (16)
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 (110.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aika, Bhavitatman, Muhurta, Api, Pujana, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Varshashata, Hut, Huta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 110.16). 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: “yo caikaṃ bhāvitātmānaṃ muhūrtam api pūjayet ”
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikam -
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aika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhāvitātmānam -
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bhāvitātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- muhūrtam -
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muhūrta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muhūrtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pūjayet -
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√pūj (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “sā ekapūjanā śreyo na ca varṣaśataṃ hutaṃ ”
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- eka -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]
- pūjanā -
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pūjanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṣaśatam -
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varṣaśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hutam -
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huta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]huta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]hut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√hu -> huta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]√hu -> huta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 110.16
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit