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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 72.10
दृष्टधर्मे सि दुःखितो राज्यहीनो सि क्षत्रिय ।
परलोकं गतो सन्तो नरकं गन्सि पार्थिव ॥ १० ॥
dṛṣṭadharme si duḥkhito rājyahīno si kṣatriya |
paralokaṃ gato santo narakaṃ gansi pārthiva || 10 ||
“A noble though you are, you have suffered misfortune even in this world and have been deprived of your throne. And when you pass to the other world you will go to hell. (10)
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 (72.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Drishtadharma, Duhkhita, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Kshatriya, Paraloka, Sat, Santa, Naraka, Gat, Parthiva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “dṛṣṭadharme si duḥkhito rājyahīno si kṣatriya ”
- dṛṣṭadharme -
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dṛṣṭadharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]dṛṣṭadharma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dṛṣṭadharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- duḥkhito* -
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duḥkhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājya -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rāji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rāji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rājī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rājin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative 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]√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 (noun, masculine)[locative single]rāj (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ahīno -
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- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣatriya -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “paralokaṃ gato santo narakaṃ gansi pārthiva ”
- paralokam -
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paraloka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gato -
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- santo* -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- narakam -
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naraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gan -
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gat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pārthiva -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 72.10
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit