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 3.33

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आयुष्मतो ऽप्येष वयःप्रकर्षान्निःसंशयं कालवशेन भावी ।
एवं जरां रूपविनाशयित्रीं जानाति चैवेच्छति चैष लोकः ॥ ३३ ॥

āyuṣmato 'pyeṣa vayaḥprakarṣānniḥsaṃśayaṃ kālavaśena bhāvī |
evaṃ jarāṃ rūpavināśayitrīṃ jānāti caivecchati caiṣa lokaḥ || 33 ||

'It will come without doubt by the force of time through multitude of years even to my long-lived lord; all the world knows thus that old age will destroy their comeliness and they are content to have it so.'
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 (3.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayushmat, Api, Apya, Esha, Vayahprakarsha, Samshaya, Kalavasha, Bhavin, Bhavi, Evam, Eva, Jara, Rupa, Vinashayitri, Icchat, Aisha, Loka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.33). 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: “āyuṣmato 'pyeṣa vayaḥprakarṣānniḥsaṃśayaṃ kālavaśena bhāvī ”
āyuṣmato' -
āyuṣmat (noun, masculine)

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

āyuṣmat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
apye -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

apya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

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

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vayaḥprakarṣānn -
vayaḥprakarṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṃśayam -
saṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
kālavaśena -
kālavaśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kālavaśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhāvī -
bhāvī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhāvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhāvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “evaṃ jarāṃ rūpavināśayitrīṃ jānāti caivecchati caiṣa lokaḥ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jarām -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rūpa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vināśayitrīm -
vināśayitrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jānāti -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
icchati -
√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣa -
aiṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lokaḥ -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]