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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 64.525
प्रमादं सो न चरति पुण्यवन्तो सुसंप्रजानो सद सो मनुष्यो ।
सुनिगृहीतो भवति मुक्तचित्तो न तस्य . . . . धर्मस्य अन्तो ॥ ५२५ ॥
pramādaṃ so na carati puṇyavanto susaṃprajāno sada so manuṣyo |
sunigṛhīto bhavati muktacitto na tasya . . . . dharmasya anto || 525 ||
Being virtuous he does not live in indolence. As a man he is always mindful and becomes well-controlled and heart-free... (525)
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 (64.525). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pramada, Sah, Susa, Sada, Grihitri, Grihita, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Mukta, Citta, Tad, Dharma, Antu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.525). 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: “pramādaṃ so na carati puṇyavanto susaṃprajāno sada so manuṣyo ”
- pramādam -
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pramāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (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]
- carati -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- puṇyavanto -
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- susam -
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susa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]susa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prajāno -
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- sada -
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sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- so* -
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- Cannot analyse manuṣyo
- Line 2: “sunigṛhīto bhavati muktacitto na tasya . . . . dharmasya anto ”
- suni -
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sū (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- gṛhīto* -
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gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]gṛhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- mukta -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- citto* -
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citta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√cit (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- anto -
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antu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.525
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit