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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 55.23
न ताम् अशूरो जयति जित्वा वा अनुशोचति ।
तां प्रज्ञाय ते भेत्स्यामि आमपात्रं व अम्बुना ॥ २३ ॥
na tām aśūro jayati jitvā vā anuśocati |
tāṃ prajñāya te bhetsyāmi āmapātraṃ va ambunā || 23 ||
“A craven does not overcome this host, even if he does he will rue it. But I will destroy it as easily as water destroys an unbaked vessel of clay. (23)
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 (55.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jayat, Jitvan, Var, Anu, Shocat, Prajna, Tad, Yushmad, Amapatra, Ambu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 55.23). 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: “na tām aśūro jayati jitvā vā anuśocati ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aśūr -
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√śā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]√śā (verb class 4)[aorist active third plural]
- ro* -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- jitvā -
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√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ji]√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ji]jitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śocati -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “tāṃ prajñāya te bhetsyāmi āmapātraṃ va ambunā ”
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prajñāya -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[dative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[dative 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]
- bhetsyāmi -
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√bhid (verb class 1)[future active first single]√bhid (verb class 7)[future active first single]
- āmapātram -
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āmapātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambunā -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]ambu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.23
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit