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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 19.89
तं त्वं शरणं गच्छाहि सर्वेहि ज्ञातिभिः सह ।
तं च पश्य नरादित्यं तां च दृष्टिं परित्यज ॥ ८९ ॥
taṃ tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāhi sarvehi jñātibhiḥ saha |
taṃ ca paśya narādityaṃ tāṃ ca dṛṣṭiṃ parityaja || 89 ||
“To that refuge go with all your people. Look on that sun among men and abandon your false belief. (89)
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 (19.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tva, Yushmad, Sharana, Gaccha, Ahi, Saru, Sarva, Jnati, Saha, Pashya, Nara, Itya, Drishti, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “taṃ tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāhi sarvehi jñātibhiḥ saha ”
- 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]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gacchā -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sarve -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ehi -
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ehi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- jñātibhiḥ -
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jñāti (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “taṃ ca paśya narādityaṃ tāṃ ca dṛṣṭiṃ parityaja ”
- 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]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- narād -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ityam -
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itya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]itya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tyaja -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 19.89
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit