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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 10.21
सर्वस्वं ददामि एषां ब्रूहि गाथां सुभषितां ।
एतं सन्तः प्रशंसन्ति धर्मेषु यत् सुभाषितं ॥ २१ ॥
sarvasvaṃ dadāmi eṣāṃ brūhi gāthāṃ subhaṣitāṃ |
etaṃ santaḥ praśaṃsanti dharmeṣu yat subhāṣitaṃ || 21 ||
“I give you all I have. Speak the verse of a wise saying. For the good praise what is well-spoken in accordance with true principles.” (21)
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 (10.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarvasva, Idam, Gatha, Bhashita, Eta, Esha, Sat, Santa, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Dharma, Dharmeshu, Yat, Yad, Subhashita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 10.21). 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: “sarvasvaṃ dadāmi eṣāṃ brūhi gāthāṃ subhaṣitāṃ ”
- sarvasvam -
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sarvasva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarvasvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dadāmi -
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√dā (verb class 1)[present active first single]√dā (verb class 3)[present active first single]√dad (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- brūhi -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- gāthām -
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gāthā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhaṣitā -
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bhaṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “etaṃ santaḥ praśaṃsanti dharmeṣu yat subhāṣitaṃ ”
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- santaḥ -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- praśaṃsanti -
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praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmeṣu -
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dharmeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dharmeṣu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dharmeṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dharma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- yat -
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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]
- subhāṣitam -
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subhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]subhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 10.21
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit