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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 55.14
अस्ति च्छन्दो च वीर्यं च प्रज्ञा च मम विद्यति ।
नाहं तं पश्यामि लोके यो प्रहाणातो वारये ॥ १४ ॥
asti cchando ca vīryaṃ ca prajñā ca mama vidyati |
nāhaṃ taṃ paśyāmi loke yo prahāṇāto vāraye || 14 ||
“I have will, zeal, and wisdom. I see none in the world who could keep me from my striving. (14)
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 (55.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asti, Ccha, Virya, Prajna, Asmad, Vid, Vidya, Ati, Naha, Pashya, Amin, Loka, Prahana, Vari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 55.14). 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: “asti cchando ca vīryaṃ ca prajñā ca mama vidyati ”
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- cchan -
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ccha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ccha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- do -
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- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīryam -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vīryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajñā -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- vidya -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vid (noun, masculine)[locative single]vid (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “nāhaṃ taṃ paśyāmi loke yo prahāṇāto vāraye ”
- nāham -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prahāṇāt -
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prahāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vāraye -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[dative single]√vṛ (verb class 0)[present middle first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.14
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit