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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 53.85
यं नूनं सो सर्वा नो शक्ति कामम् अहु तेन च शमं ।
तं मम अस्य वरतरं न जातु एतादृशं दुःखं ॥ ८५ ॥
yaṃ nūnaṃ so sarvā no śakti kāmam ahu tena ca śamaṃ |
taṃ mama asya varataraṃ na jātu etādṛśaṃ duḥkhaṃ || 85 ||
“Since verily he was all our strength, our delight, and in him we had peace, then there could be for me a more acceptable misfortune than one like this. (85)
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 (53.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Nunam, Saru, Sarva, Shaktin, Shakti, Kamam, Kama, Ahu, Tad, Tena, Shama, Tap, Asmad, Idam, Varatara, Jatu, Etadrish, Etadrisha, Duhkham, Duhkha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “yaṃ nūnaṃ so sarvā no śakti kāmam ahu tena ca śamaṃ ”
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- sarvā* -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śakti -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śaktī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]śaktī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahu -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śamam -
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śama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “taṃ mama asya varataraṃ na jātu etādṛśaṃ duḥkhaṃ ”
- 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]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- varataram -
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varatara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varatara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varatarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- etādṛśam -
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etādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]etādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etādṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 53.85
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit