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 3.31

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पीतं ह्यनेनापि पयः शिशुत्वे कालेन भूयः परिमृष्टमुर्व्याम् ।
क्रमेण भूत्वा च युवा वपुष्मान् क्रमेण तेनैव जरामुपेतः ॥ ३१ ॥

pītaṃ hyanenāpi payaḥ śiśutve kālena bhūyaḥ parimṛṣṭamurvyām |
krameṇa bhūtvā ca yuvā vapuṣmān krameṇa tenaiva jarāmupetaḥ || 31 ||

'He too once drank milk in his childhood, and in course of time he learned to grope on the ground; having step by step become a vigorous youth, he has step by step in the same way reached old age.'
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 (3.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pita, Ana, Anena, Idam, Api, Payas, Paya, Shishutva, Kalena, Kala, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Parimrishta, Urvi, Urvya, Kramena, Krama, Yuva, Vapushmat, Tad, Tena, Jara, Upetri, Upeta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “pītaṃ hyanenāpi payaḥ śiśutve kālena bhūyaḥ parimṛṣṭamurvyām ”
pītam -
pīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīta (noun, neuter)

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

pītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
anenā -
anena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

anenā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
payaḥ -
payas (noun, neuter)

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

paya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiśutve -
śiśutva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kālena -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhūyaḥ -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
parimṛṣṭam -
parimṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parimṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

parimṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
urvyām -
urvī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

urvyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “krameṇa bhūtvā ca yuvā vapuṣmān krameṇa tenaiva jarāmupetaḥ ”
krameṇa -
krameṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuvā* -
yū (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yuvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vapuṣmān -
vapuṣmat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
krameṇa -
krameṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tenai -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jarām -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
upetaḥ -
upetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

upeta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]