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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 55.24
वशीकरित्वान ते शल्यं कृत्वा सूपस्थितां स्मृतं ।
आलब्धवीर्यो विहरन्तो विनेष्यं श्रावकां पि तु ॥ २४ ॥
vaśīkaritvāna te śalyaṃ kṛtvā sūpasthitāṃ smṛtaṃ |
ālabdhavīryo viharanto vineṣyaṃ śrāvakāṃ pi tu || 24 ||
“Winning control over thy shafts, making mindfulness my good servant, living with an access of zeal, I will win over even thy own disciples. (24)
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 (55.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vashi, Vashin, Karitva, Tad, Yushmad, Shalya, Kritva, Kritvan, Supastha, Smrita, Alabdha, Virya, Viharat, Vina, Ishya, Shravaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 55.24). 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: “vaśīkaritvāna te śalyaṃ kṛtvā sūpasthitāṃ smṛtaṃ ”
- vaśī -
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vaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vaśi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karitvān -
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karitva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[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]
- śalyam -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śalyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sūpasthi -
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sūpasthā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- smṛtam -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “ālabdhavīryo viharanto vineṣyaṃ śrāvakāṃ pi tu ”
- ālabdha -
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ālabdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālabdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīryo* -
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√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- viharanto* -
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viharat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vine -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vina (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣyam -
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iṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṣ], [accusative single from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṣ], [accusative single from √iṣ]
- śrāvakā -
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śrāvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrāvaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*tu
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 55.24
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit