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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 112.19
नित्यं खलु तेषां भद्रं येषां कीर्तेसि श्रोणक ।
वयन् तु गृद्धा कामेषु किं करिष्यामि श्रोणक ॥ १९ ॥
nityaṃ khalu teṣāṃ bhadraṃ yeṣāṃ kīrtesi śroṇaka |
vayan tu gṛddhā kāmeṣu kiṃ kariṣyāmi śroṇaka || 19 ||
Lasting, O Shronaka, is this blessing of theirs that you praise. But as for me, I am greedy for sensual pleasures. What am I to do, O Shronaka? (19)
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 (112.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nityam, Nitya, Khalu, Tad, Bhadram, Bhadra, Yah, Yat, Kirti, Shrona, Vayat, Asmad, Griddha, Kama, Kim,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 112.19). 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: “nityaṃ khalu teṣāṃ bhadraṃ yeṣāṃ kīrtesi śroṇaka ”
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khalu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- bhadram -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhadra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- kīrte -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śroṇa -
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śroṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śroṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śroṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vayan tu gṛddhā kāmeṣu kiṃ kariṣyāmi śroṇaka ”
- vayan -
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vayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√vay -> vayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vay class 1 verb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- gṛddhā -
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gṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāmeṣu -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kāma (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kariṣyāmi -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active first single]
- śroṇa -
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śroṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śroṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śroṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 112.19
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit