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 2.34

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नाधीरवत् कामसुखे ससञ्जे न संररञ्जे विषमं जनन्याम् ।
धृत्येन्द्रियाश्वांश्चपलान् विजिग्ये बन्धूंश्च पौरांश्च गुणैर्जिगाय ॥ ३४ ॥

nādhīravat kāmasukhe sasañje na saṃrarañje viṣamaṃ jananyām |
dhṛtyendriyāśvāṃścapalān vijigye bandhūṃśca paurāṃśca guṇairjigāya || 34 ||

He turned to no sensual pleasures like one wanting in self-control; he felt no violent delight in any state of birth; he subdued by firmness the restless horses of the senses; and he surpassed his kindred and citizens by his virtues.
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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 (2.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Adhi, Ravat, Kamasukha, Vishamam, Vishama, Janani, Dhriti, Indriyashva, Capala, Vij, Bandhu, Paura, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 2.34). 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: “nādhīravat kāmasukhe sasañje na saṃrarañje viṣamaṃ jananyām ”
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adhīr -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
ravat -
√ru -> ravat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb]
kāmasukhe -
kāmasukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāmasukha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
sasañje -
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
rarañje -
√rañj (verb class 1)

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

√rañj (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
viṣamam -
viṣamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viṣama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viṣama (noun, neuter)

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

viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jananyām -
janani (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

jananī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “dhṛtyendriyāśvāṃścapalān vijigye bandhūṃśca paurāṃśca guṇairjigāya ”
dhṛtye -
√dhṛ -> dhṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhṛ]

dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

dhṛtī (noun, masculine)

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

dhṛtī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
indriyāśvāṃś -
indriyāśva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
capalān -
capala (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
viji -
vij (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
gye -
bandhūṃś -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paurāṃś -
paura (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental plural]
jigāya -
√ji (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√ji (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]