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 1.82

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भ्रष्टस्य तस्माच्च गुणादतो मे ध्यानानि लब्ध्वाप्यकृतार्थतैव ।
धर्मस्य तस्याश्रवणादहं हि मन्ये विपत्तिं त्रिदिवे ऽपि वासम् ॥ ८२ ॥

bhraṣṭasya tasmācca guṇādato me dhyānāni labdhvāpyakṛtārthataiva |
dharmasya tasyāśravaṇādahaṃ hi manye vipattiṃ tridive 'pi vāsam || 82 ||

'Therefore since I have fallen short of that excellence, though I have accomplished all the stages of contemplation, my life is only a failure; since I have not heard his Law, I count even dwelling in the highest heaven a misfortune.'
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 (1.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhrashta, Tasmat, Tad, Guna, Atah, Asmad, Dhyana, Apya, Kritarthata, Dharma, Ashravanat, Ashravana, Aha, Manya, Mani, Vipatti, Tridiva, Api, Vasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “bhraṣṭasya tasmācca guṇādato me dhyānāni labdhvāpyakṛtārthataiva ”
bhraṣṭasya -
bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bhraṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tasmāc -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṇād -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ato* -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
dhyānāni -
dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
labdhvā -
√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √labh]
apya -
apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛtārthatai -
kṛtārthatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
Line 2: “dharmasya tasyāśravaṇādahaṃ hi manye vipattiṃ tridive 'pi vāsam ”
dharmasya -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
aśravaṇād -
aśravaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aśravaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
manye -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

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

manyā (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
vipattim -
vipatti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tridive' -
tridiva (noun, neuter)

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

tridivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vāsam -
vāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]