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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 40.8
नित्युत्थितं सदा किलान्तं शकटेहि लांगलेहि च ।
नो तादृशं पतिम् इच्छे मनुष्ये यदि भवेल् लोके ॥ ८ ॥
nityutthitaṃ sadā kilāntaṃ śakaṭehi lāṃgalehi ca |
no tādṛśaṃ patim icche manuṣye yadi bhavel loke || 8 ||
“I would not choose for mate one who is continually busy with ploughs and carts and always tired out, since he would live in the world of men.” (8)
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 (40.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nid, Utthita, Sada, Sad, Kila, Shakata, Shakati, Langala, Langali, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Pati, Iccha, Manushya, Yadi, Yad, Loka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 40.8). 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: “nityutthitaṃ sadā kilāntaṃ śakaṭehi lāṃgalehi ca ”
- nit -
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nid (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- yu -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]yu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- utthitam -
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utthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kilān -
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kila (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- 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]
- śakaṭe -
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śakaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]śakaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śakaṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]śakaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- lāṅgale -
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lāṅgala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]lāṅgala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lāṅgali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “no tādṛśaṃ patim icche manuṣye yadi bhavel loke ”
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tādṛśam -
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tādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tādṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tādṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icche -
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icchā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- manuṣye -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhavel -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 40.8
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit