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 3.46

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इदं च रोगव्यसनं प्रजानां पश्यंश्च विश्रम्भमुपैति लोकः ।
विस्तीर्णविज्ञानमहो नराणां हसन्ति ये रोगभयैरमुक्ताः ॥ ४६ ॥

idaṃ ca rogavyasanaṃ prajānāṃ paśyaṃśca viśrambhamupaiti lokaḥ |
vistīrṇavijñānamaho narāṇāṃ hasanti ye rogabhayairamuktāḥ || 46 ||

'Even while they see all this calamity of diseases mankind can yet feel tranquillity; alas for the scattered intelligence of men who can smile when still not free from the terrors of disease!
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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 (3.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Roga, Vyasana, Praja, Prajana, Pashyat, Vishrambha, Upa, Loka, Vistirna, Vijnana, Ahan, Nara, Hasanti, Hasat, Yah, Yat, Rogabhaya, Amukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.46). 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: “idaṃ ca rogavyasanaṃ prajānāṃ paśyaṃśca viśrambhamupaiti lokaḥ ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
roga -
roga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyasanam -
vyasana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prajānām -
praja (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

praja (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

prajānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
paśyaṃś -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśrambham -
viśrambha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
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]
Line 2: “vistīrṇavijñānamaho narāṇāṃ hasanti ye rogabhayairamuktāḥ ”
vistīrṇa -
vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vistīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijñānam -
vijñāna (noun, neuter)

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

vijñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
narāṇām -
nara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

nara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
hasanti -
hasantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

hasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √has class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √has class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
rogabhayair -
rogabhaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
amuktāḥ -
amukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

amuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]