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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 11.6
संसरन्ता च संसारे न जातु दृष्टिपूर्वके ।
प्रतिरज्यन्ति धर्मार्थे पुण्ये वा ज्ञानपूर्वके ॥ ६ ॥
saṃsarantā ca saṃsāre na jātu dṛṣṭipūrvake |
pratirajyanti dharmārthe puṇye vā jñānapūrvake || 6 ||
“As they pass from one existence (samsara) to another, they do not adhere to doctrine based on heresy, but only to the true doctrine or virtue based on knowledge. (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 (11.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarat, Tan, Samsara, Samsari, Jatu, Drishtin, Drishti, Purvaka, Pratira, Jya, Anti, Dharmartha, Punya, Var, Jnanapurva, Kah, Kim,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “saṃsarantā ca saṃsāre na jātu dṛṣṭipūrvake ”
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saran -
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sarat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃsāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]saṃsāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭi -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pūrvake -
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pūrvaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]pūrvaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “pratirajyanti dharmārthe puṇye vā jñānapūrvake ”
- pratira -
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pratira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jya -
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ji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dharmārthe -
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dharmārtha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- puṇye -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ (verb class 6)[present passive first single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñānapūrva -
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jñānapūrva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jñānapūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 11.6
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit