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 1.17

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कामं सदा स्त्रीचरितं तमिस्रं तथापि तां प्रप्य भृशं विरेजे ।
न हीन्दुलेखामुपगम्य शुभां नक्तं तथा सन्तमसत्वमेति ॥ १७ ॥

kāmaṃ sadā strīcaritaṃ tamisraṃ tathāpi tāṃ prapya bhṛśaṃ vireje |
na hīndulekhāmupagamya śubhāṃ naktaṃ tathā santamasatvameti || 17 ||

Verily the life of women is always darkness, yet when it encountered her, it shone brilliantly; thus the night does not retain its gloom, when it meets with the radiant crescent of the moon.
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kamam, Kama, Sada, Sad, Stri, Carita, Tamisra, Tatha, Api, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Vira, Viri, Indulekha, Upagamya, Shubha, Shubh, Naktam, Nakta, Santamasa, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.17). 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: “kāmaṃ sadā strīcaritaṃ tamisraṃ tathāpi tāṃ prapya bhṛśaṃ vireje ”
kāmam -
kāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
caritam -
carita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

carita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

caritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tamisram -
tamisra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tamisra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tamisrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prapya -
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vire -
vira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

vira (noun, neuter)

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

virā (noun, feminine)

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

viri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

viri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
īje -
√īj (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√yaj (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
Line 2: “na hīndulekhāmupagamya śubhāṃ naktaṃ tathā santamasatvameti ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hī -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
indulekhām -
indulekhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
upagamya -
upagamya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upagamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śubhām -
śubhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
naktam -
naktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nakta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

naktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√naj -> nakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]

√naj -> nakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
santamasa -
santamasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santamasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]