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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 64.178
असिं गृहीत्वा सुलिखितं तैलधौतं मुखे करित्वा स्वके ओहरेय ।
लभेय सौख्यं सिय ततो स्वस्तिभावो न बोधिसत्वे परुषाणि कृत्वा ॥ १७८ ॥
asiṃ gṛhītvā sulikhitaṃ tailadhautaṃ mukhe karitvā svake ohareya |
labheya saukhyaṃ siya tato svastibhāvo na bodhisatve paruṣāṇi kṛtvā || 178 ||
“It would be easier for a man who should take a sharpened and whetted knife, put it in his mouth and withdraw it, to ensure his safety and win good luck than it would be for one who dealt harshly with the Bodhisattva. (178)
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 (64.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asi, Grihitva, Sulikhita, Taila, Dhauta, Mukha, Karitva, Svaka, Oha, Reya, Saukhya, Svastibhava, Bodhin, Parusha, Kritva, Kritvan,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.178). 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: “asiṃ gṛhītvā sulikhitaṃ tailadhautaṃ mukhe karitvā svake ohareya ”
- asim -
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asi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gṛhītvā -
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gṛhītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
- sulikhitam -
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sulikhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sulikhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sulikhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- taila -
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taila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhautam -
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dhauta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhauta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhautā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- karitvā -
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karitvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- svake -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]svaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- oha -
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oha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]oha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√uh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- reya -
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√rā -> reya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rā class 2 verb]√rā -> reya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rā class 2 verb]√rai -> reya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rai class 1 verb]√rai -> reya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rai class 1 verb]√ri -> reya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ri class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ri class 9 verb]√ri -> reya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ri class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ri class 9 verb]√ray (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- Line 2: “labheya saukhyaṃ siya tato svastibhāvo na bodhisatve paruṣāṇi kṛtvā ”
- labheya -
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√labh (verb class 1)[optative middle first single]
- saukhyam -
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saukhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ya -
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- tato -
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- svastibhāvo* -
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svastibhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bodhi -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satve -
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- paruṣāṇi -
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paruṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.178
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit