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 3.44

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ततो बभाषे स रथप्रणेता कुमार साधारण एष दोषः ।
एवं हि रोगैः परिपीड्यमानो रुजातुरो हर्षमुपैति लोकः ॥ ४४ ॥

tato babhāṣe sa rathapraṇetā kumāra sādhāraṇa eṣa doṣaḥ |
evaṃ hi rogaiḥ paripīḍyamāno rujāturo harṣamupaiti lokaḥ || 44 ||

Then the charioteer answered, 'O prince, this evil is common to all; thus pressed round by diseases men run to pleasure, though racked with pain.'
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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 (3.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Rathapranetri, Kumara, Sadharana, Esha, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Evam, Eva, Roga, Pari, Pidyamana, Ruja, Uras, Harsha, Upa, 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 3.44). 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: “tato babhāṣe sa rathapraṇetā kumāra sādhāraṇa eṣa doṣaḥ ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
babhāṣe -
√bhāṣ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rathapraṇetā -
rathapraṇetṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kumāra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
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]
doṣaḥ -
doṣas (noun, neuter)

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

doṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dos (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “evaṃ hi rogaiḥ paripīḍyamāno rujāturo harṣamupaiti 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]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
rogaiḥ -
roga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pīḍyamāno* -
√pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
rujāt -
ruja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ruja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
uro* -
uras (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
harṣam -
harṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

harṣa (noun, neuter)

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

harṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upai -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
lokaḥ -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]