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 2.25

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नैःश्रेयसं तस्य तु भव्यमर्थं श्रुत्वा पुरस्तादसितान्महार्षेः ।
कामेषु सङ्गं जनयाम्बभूव वृद्धिर्भवच्छाक्यकुलस्य राज्ञः ॥ २५ ॥

naiḥśreyasaṃ tasya tu bhavyamarthaṃ śrutvā purastādasitānmahārṣeḥ |
kāmeṣu saṅgaṃ janayāmbabhūva vṛddhirbhavacchākyakulasya rājñaḥ || 25 ||

But having heard before from the great seer Asita his destined future which was to embrace transcendental happiness, the anxious care of the king of the present Shakya race turned the prince to sensual pleasures.
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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 (2.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naihshreyasa, Tad, Bhavya, Artha, Purastat, Asita, Maharshi, Kama, Sanga, Vriddhi, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shaki, Shakin, Shakya, Akula, Rajan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 2.25). 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: “naiḥśreyasaṃ tasya tu bhavyamarthaṃ śrutvā purastādasitānmahārṣeḥ ”
naiḥśreyasam -
naiḥśreyasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naiḥśreyasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tasya -
√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]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhavyam -
bhavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhavya (noun, neuter)

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

bhavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
purastād -
purastāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

purastāt (noun, masculine)

[compound]

purastāt (noun, feminine)

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

purastāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asitān -
asita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

asita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mahārṣeḥ -
mahārṣi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “kāmeṣu saṅgaṃ janayāmbabhūva vṛddhirbhavacchākyakulasya rājñaḥ ”
kāmeṣu -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
saṅgam -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
janayām -
√jan -> janayām (periphrastic_perfect)

[periphrastic_perfect from √jan]

√jan -> janayām (periphrastic_perfect)

[periphrastic_perfect from √jan]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
vṛddhir -
vṛddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vṛddhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavacch -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śākya -
śākī (noun, feminine)

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

śākin (noun, masculine)

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

śākin (noun, neuter)

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

śākya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śākya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
akulasya -
akula (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

akula (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
rājñaḥ -
rājan (noun, masculine)

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