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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 5.6
यो ममं कुशलमूलसंचयो सो महा भवतु सर्वप्राणिहि ।
यच् च कर्म अशुभं कृतं ममा तं ममैव कटुकं फलं भवेत् ॥ ६ ॥
yo mamaṃ kuśalamūlasaṃcayo so mahā bhavatu sarvaprāṇihi |
yac ca karma aśubhaṃ kṛtaṃ mamā taṃ mamaiva kaṭukaṃ phalaṃ bhavet || 6 ||
“May my store of the root of merit be great enough for all living beings. Whatever evil deed has been done by me, may I alone reap its bitter fruit. (6)
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 (5.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Kushalamula, Sah, Maha, Sarvapranin, Sarvaprani, Yat, Yad, Karman, Ashubha, Krit, Krita, Mama, Tap, Asmad, Katuka, Phala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “yo mamaṃ kuśalamūlasaṃcayo so mahā bhavatu sarvaprāṇihi ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mamam -
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mamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuśalamūla -
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kuśalamūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañcayo -
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- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahā* -
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maha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavatu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- sarvaprāṇi -
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sarvaprāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sarvaprāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarvaprāṇī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sarvaprāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sarvaprāṇī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “yac ca karma aśubhaṃ kṛtaṃ mamā taṃ mamaiva kaṭukaṃ phalaṃ bhavet ”
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[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]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aśubham -
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aśubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śubh (verb class 6)[imperfect active first single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- mamā -
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mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mamai -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kaṭukam -
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kaṭuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṭuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṭukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 5.6
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit