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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 27.32
तस्मात् तं परिरक्षेया राजा धर्मेण पार्थिव ।
तं हि राज हितं तुह्यं राष्ट्रस्यापि च तं हितं ॥ ३२ ॥
tasmāt taṃ parirakṣeyā rājā dharmeṇa pārthiva |
taṃ hi rāja hitaṃ tuhyaṃ rāṣṭrasyāpi ca taṃ hitaṃ || 32 ||
“A king should therefore see to it that his acts are just. For, O king, your good is also that of your kingdom. (32)
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 (27.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tasmat, Tad, Pariraksha, Raja, Dharmena, Dharma, Parthiva, Hita, Rashtra, Api,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 27.32). 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: “tasmāt taṃ parirakṣeyā rājā dharmeṇa pārthiva ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative 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]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- parirakṣe -
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parirakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyā* -
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ī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√i (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pārthiva -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “taṃ hi rāja hitaṃ tuhyaṃ rāṣṭrasyāpi ca taṃ hitaṃ ”
- 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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rāja -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- tuhya -
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√tuh -> tuhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tuh]√tu (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rāṣṭrasyā -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 27.32
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit