Buddha-Carita [sanskrit]

by E. B. Cowell | 2003 | 11,474 words | ISBN-10: 8187418788 | ISBN-13: 9788187418788

The Buddha Carita (Saddharma-pundarika) by Asvaghosa a famous Sanskrit text revolving around the live and exploits of the Buddha. The Buddha Carita (Buddhacarita) is written in the style of a Kavya (or Mahakavya, epic poetry) and extant original Sanskrit text consists of roughly 1,000 metrical verses.

Verse 1.13

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धर्मार्थकामा विषयं मिथो ऽन्यं न वेशमाचक्रमुरस्य नीत्या ।
विस्पर्धमाना इव तूग्रसिद्धेः सुगोचरे दीप्ततरा बभूवुः ॥ १३ ॥

dharmārthakāmā viṣayaṃ mitho 'nyaṃ na veśamācakramurasya nītyā |
vispardhamānā iva tūgrasiddheḥ sugocare dīptatarā babhūvuḥ || 13 ||

Duty, wealth, and pleasure under his guidance assumed mutually each other's object, but not the outward dress; yet as if they still vied together they shone all the brighter in the glorious career of their triumphant success.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharmarthakama, Vishaya, Mithah, Mithu, Anya, Vesha, Aca, Kramu, Idam, Niti, Ana, Iva, Ugra, Siddhi, Sugu, Cara, Cari, Dipta, Tara, Taras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.13). 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: “dharmārthakāmā viṣayaṃ mitho 'nyaṃ na veśamācakramurasya nītyā ”
dharmārthakāmā* -
dharmārthakāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
viṣayam -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mitho' -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mithu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mithu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
anyam -
anya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
veśam -
veśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āca -
āca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ac (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
kramur -
kramu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
nītyā -
nīti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “vispardhamānā iva tūgrasiddheḥ sugocare dīptatarā babhūvuḥ ”
vispardham -
vispardhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ānā* -
āna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tū -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ugra -
ugra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ugra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
siddheḥ -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sugo -
sugo (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sugu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sugu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
care -
cara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

carā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dīpta -
dīpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dīpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tarā* -
tara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

taras (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
babhūvuḥ -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]