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 1.74

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विहाय राज्यं विषयेष्वनास्थस्तीव्रैः प्रयत्नैरधिगम्य तत्त्वम् ।
जगत्ययं मोहतमो निहन्तुं ज्वलिष्यति ज्ञानमयो हि सूर्यः ॥ ७४ ॥

vihāya rājyaṃ viṣayeṣvanāsthastīvraiḥ prayatnairadhigamya tattvam |
jagatyayaṃ mohatamo nihantuṃ jvaliṣyati jñānamayo hi sūryaḥ || 74 ||

Having forsaken his kingdom, indifferent to all worldly objects, and having attained the highest truth by strenuous efforts, he will shine forth as a sun of knowledge to destroy the darkness of illusion in the world.
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 (1.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vihaya, Viha, Rajya, Vishaya, Anastha, Tivra, Prayatna, Adhigamya, Tattva, Jagat, Jagati, Jagatya, Aya, Idam, Mohatamas, Hantu, Jvalishyat, Jnanamaya, Suri, Surya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.74). 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: “vihāya rājyaṃ viṣayeṣvanāsthastīvraiḥ prayatnairadhigamya tattvam ”
vihāya -
vihāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

viha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
viṣayeṣva -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
anāsthas -
anāstha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tīvraiḥ -
tīvra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tīvra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
prayatnair -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
adhigamya -
adhigamya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhigamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “jagatyayaṃ mohatamo nihantuṃ jvaliṣyati jñānamayo hi sūryaḥ ”
jagatya -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

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

jagatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mohatamo* -
mohatamas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hantum -
√han -> hantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √han]

√han -> hantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √han]

hantu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jvaliṣyati -
√jval -> jvaliṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval -> jvaliṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval (verb class 1)

[future active third single]
jñānamayo* -
jñānamaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sūryaḥ -
sūrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sūrya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]