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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 64.182
शैलो महन्तो यथ चक्रवाडो क्षिप्तो नभातो पतितो न्रस्य मूर्ध्ने ।
जनेय सौख्यं सिय ततो स्वस्तिभावो न बोधिसत्वे परुषाणि फृत्वा ॥ १८२ ॥
śailo mahanto yatha cakravāḍo kṣipto nabhāto patito nrasya mūrdhne |
janeya saukhyaṃ siya tato svastibhāvo na bodhisatve paruṣāṇi phṛtvā || 182 ||
“It would be easier for a man on whom a rock as big as Cakravada was thrown from the sky, falling on his head, to ensure his safety and have good luck, than it would be for one who dealt harshly with the Bodhisattva. (182)
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 (64.182). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shaila, Mahanta, Yat, Yad, Han, Kshipta, Nabh, Nabha, Patita, Idam, Murdhan, Saukhya, Svastibhava, Bodhin, Parusha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.182). 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: “śailo mahanto yatha cakravāḍo kṣipto nabhāto patito nrasya mūrdhne ”
- śailo* -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahanto* -
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mahanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cakravāḍo -
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- kṣipto* -
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kṣipta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- nabhā -
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nabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nabh (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]nabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nabh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ato -
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- patito* -
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patita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- nra -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[compound]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mūrdhne -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “janeya saukhyaṃ siya tato svastibhāvo na bodhisatve paruṣāṇi phṛtvā ”
- janeya -
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√jan (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]
- Cannot analyse phṛtvā
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.182
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit