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 1.70

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अप्यक्षयं मे यशसो निधानं कच्चिद्ध्रुवो मे कुलहस्तसारः ।
अपि प्रयास्यामि सुखं परत्र सुप्ते ऽपि पुत्रे ऽनिमिषैकचक्षुः ॥ ७० ॥

apyakṣayaṃ me yaśaso nidhānaṃ kacciddhruvo me kulahastasāraḥ |
api prayāsyāmi sukhaṃ paratra supte 'pi putre 'nimiṣaikacakṣuḥ || 70 ||

'Tell me, is the hoard of my fame free from destruction? Is this chief prize of my family secure? Shall I ever depart happily to another life,—I who keep one eye ever awake, even when my son is asleep?
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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 (1.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Apya, Akshaya, Asmad, Yashas, Nidhana, Kulaha, Tas, Tasa, Ara, Pra, Praya, Sukham, Sukha, Paratra, Supta, Supti, Putra, Animisha, Animish, Ekacakshus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.70). 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: “apyakṣayaṃ me yaśaso nidhānaṃ kacciddhruvo me kulahastasāraḥ ”
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
akṣayam -
akṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

akṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣi (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
yaśaso* -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
nidhānam -
nidhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nidhāna (noun, neuter)

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

nidhānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse kacciddhruvo*me
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kulahas -
kulaha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasā -
tas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
araḥ -
ara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “api prayāsyāmi sukhaṃ paratra supte 'pi putre 'nimiṣaikacakṣuḥ ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prayā -
prā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

prayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asyāmi -
√as (verb class 4)

[present active first single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paratra -
paratra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
supte' -
supta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

supta (noun, neuter)

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

suptā (noun, feminine)

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

supti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √svap class 2 verb]

√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [locative single from √svap class 2 verb]

√svap -> suptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √svap class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
putre' -
putra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

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

putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
animiṣai -
animiṣā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

animiṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

animiṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

animiṣ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

animiṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekacakṣuḥ -
ekacakṣus (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ekacakṣus (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]