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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 72.9
न पण्डिता प्रशंसन्ति दानं विगर्हितं सदा ।
एतेन अतिदानेन राज्यातो सि प्रवासितो ॥ ९ ॥
na paṇḍitā praśaṃsanti dānaṃ vigarhitaṃ sadā |
etena atidānena rājyāto si pravāsito || 9 ||
“Wise men do not commend charity, but always censure it. For this excessive charity of yours you have been banished from your kingdom. (9)
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 (72.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pandita, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Dana, Vigarhita, Sada, Sad, Eta, Etad, Esha, Atidana, Rajya, Raji,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 72.9). 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: “na paṇḍitā praśaṃsanti dānaṃ vigarhitaṃ sadā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṇḍitā -
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paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- praśaṃsanti -
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praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vigarhitam -
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vigarhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vigarhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vigarhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “etena atidānena rājyāto si pravāsito ”
- etena -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- atidānena -
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atidāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rājyā -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]rājyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rāji (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]rājī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]
- ato -
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- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse pravāsito
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 72.9
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit