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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 67.62
अहं एतं न जानामि को अर्थो किस्य वा पुनः ।
अम्बां मे गत्वा पृच्छाहि सा ते तं व्याकरिष्यति ॥ ६२ ॥
ahaṃ etaṃ na jānāmi ko artho kisya vā punaḥ |
ambāṃ me gatvā pṛcchāhi sā te taṃ vyākariṣyati || 62 ||
“I do not know the reason for it nor why it should be so. Go to my mother and ask her. She will explain it to you.” (62)
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 (67.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aha, Asmad, Eta, Esha, Puna, Amba, Priccha, Ahi, Tad, Yushmad, Vya, Akarishyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 67.62). 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: “ahaṃ etaṃ na jānāmi ko artho kisya vā punaḥ ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānāmi -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active first single]
- ko -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- artho -
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- Cannot analyse kisya*vā
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ambāṃ me gatvā pṛcchāhi sā te taṃ vyākariṣyati ”
- ambām -
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ambā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- pṛcchā -
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pṛccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pṛccha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pṛcchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√praś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyā -
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vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akariṣyati -
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akariṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]akariṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 67.62
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit