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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 55.15
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एषो सज्जो प्राणहरो धिग्ग्राम्यं नो च जीवितं ॥ १५ ॥
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eṣo sajjo prāṇaharo dhiggrāmyaṃ no ca jīvitaṃ || 15 ||
“[ ] That luxury is destructive of life. I am disgusted with life at home. (15)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
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- sajjo -
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- prāṇaharo* -
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prāṇahara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhig -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- grāmyam -
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grāmya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grāmyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.15
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit