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 3.37

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एवं गते सूत निवर्तयाश्वान् शीघ्रं गृहाण्येव भवान्प्रयातु ।
उद्यानभूमौ हि कुतो रतिर्मे जराभवे चेतसि वर्तमाने ॥ ३७ ॥

evaṃ gate sūta nivartayāśvān śīghraṃ gṛhāṇyeva bhavānprayātu |
udyānabhūmau hi kuto ratirme jarābhave cetasi vartamāne || 37 ||

'Since such is our condition, O charioteer, turn back the horses,—go quickly home; how can I rejoice in the pleasure-garden, when the thoughts arising from old age overpower me?'
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 (3.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Gat, Gata, Gati, Suta, Nivarta, Ashva, Shighram, Shighra, Grih, Griha, Bhava, Bhavant, Pra, Praya, Udyana, Bhuma, Bhumi, Kutah, Kuta, Rati, Asmad, Jara, Abhava, Cetas, Vartamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.37). 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: “evaṃ gate sūta nivartayāśvān śīghraṃ gṛhāṇyeva bhavānprayātu ”
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]
gate -
gat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

gati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sūta -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]
nivartayā -
nivartā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aśvān -
aśva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
śīghram -
śīghram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śīghra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīghra (noun, neuter)

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

śīghrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gṛhā -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gṛh (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gṛh (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṇyeva -
√aṇ (verb class 4)

[optative active first dual]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prayā -
prā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

prayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ātu -
ātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “udyānabhūmau hi kuto ratirme jarābhave cetasi vartamāne ”
udyāna -
udyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūmau -
bhūma (noun, masculine)

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

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ratir -
rati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
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]
jarā -
jara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhave -
abhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cetasi -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√cit (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
vartamāne -
vartamāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vartamāna (noun, neuter)

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

vartamānā (noun, feminine)

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

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]