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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 108.17
मुदिताविहारी यो भिक्षु प्रसन्नो बुद्धशासने ।
अधिगच्छति पदं शान्तं अकापुरुषसेवितं ॥ १७ ॥
muditāvihārī yo bhikṣu prasanno buddhaśāsane |
adhigacchati padaṃ śāntaṃ akāpuruṣasevitaṃ || 17 ||
The monk who abides in sympathetic joy and puts his faith in the teaching of the Buddha, will win through to the sphere of calm, which is untrodden by the vile man. (17)
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 (108.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mudita, Iha, Ari, Yah, Bhikshu, Prasanna, Buddhashasana, Adhi, Gacchat, Pada, Shanta, Aka, Apurusha, Sevita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 108.17). 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: “muditāvihārī yo bhikṣu prasanno buddhaśāsane ”
- muditāvi -
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mudita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mud class 10 verb]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arī -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhikṣu -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhikṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prasanno* -
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prasanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhaśāsane -
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buddhaśāsana (noun, masculine)[locative single]buddhaśāsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “adhigacchati padaṃ śāntaṃ akāpuruṣasevitaṃ ”
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śāntam -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- akā -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apuruṣa -
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apuruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apuruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevitam -
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sevita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sevita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sevitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sīv]√sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sīv]√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sīv]√sīv -> sevita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sīv], [accusative single from √sīv]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 108.17
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit