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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 53.42
एवं च ते महायश प्रतिश्रुणिष्यामि तं मे पत्तीय ।
सत्यं हि जीवलोके प्रतिष्ठितं एष परमार्थं ॥ ४२ ॥
evaṃ ca te mahāyaśa pratiśruṇiṣyāmi taṃ me pattīya |
satyaṃ hi jīvaloke pratiṣṭhitaṃ eṣa paramārthaṃ || 42 ||
“So, O glorious one, I make you a promise, and do you believe me. For truth, when it is established in this world of life, is the highest good. (42)
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 (53.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Tad, Yushmad, Mahayasha, Tap, Asmad, Patti, Pattin, Satyam, Satya, Jivaloka, Pratishthita, Esha, Paramartha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 53.42). 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: “evaṃ ca te mahāyaśa pratiśruṇiṣyāmi taṃ me pattīya ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mahāyaśa -
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mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāyaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse pratiśruṇiṣyāmi*ta
- 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]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pattī -
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patti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]patti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pattin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- Line 2: “satyaṃ hi jīvaloke pratiṣṭhitaṃ eṣa paramārthaṃ ”
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jīvaloke -
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jīvaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pratiṣṭhitam -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- paramārtham -
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paramārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.42
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit