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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 103.43
यो च धीरो मितभाणी जानन्तो न बहु भाषति ।
स मुनी मौनम् अर्हति स मुनी मौनम् अध्यगात्ति ॥ ४३ ॥
yo ca dhīro mitabhāṇī jānanto na bahu bhāṣati |
sa munī maunam arhati sa munī maunam adhyagātti || 43 ||
He who is wise and moderate of speech, and though he knows, does not speak much, is a sage who merits the state of a sage, is a sage who has attained it. (43)
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 (103.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhira, Mita, Bha, Ani, Janat, Bahu, Muni, Mauna, Arhat, Adhi, Aga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 103.43). 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: “yo ca dhīro mitabhāṇī jānanto na bahu bhāṣati ”
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhīro* -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mita -
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mita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> mita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 4 verb]√mā -> mita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 4 verb]√mi -> mita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mi class 5 verb]√mi -> mita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mi class 5 verb]
- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṇī -
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aṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]aṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jānanto* -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṣati -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sa munī maunam arhati sa munī maunam adhyagātti ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- munī -
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munī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]muni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mū (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- maunam -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- arhati -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]arhat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- munī -
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munī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]muni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mū (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- maunam -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- agā -
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aga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]agā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- atti -
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atti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]atti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 103.43
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit