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 4.60

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यस्तु दृष्ट्वा परं जीर्णं व्याधितं मृतमेव च ।
स्वस्थो भवति नोद्विग्नो यथाचेतास्तथैव सः ॥ ६० ॥

yastu dṛṣṭvā paraṃ jīrṇaṃ vyādhitaṃ mṛtameva ca |
svastho bhavati nodvigno yathācetāstathaiva saḥ || 60 ||

'But he verily is like one bereft of sense, who, beholding another aged or sick or dead, remains self-possessed and not afflicted.
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 (4.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Param, Para, Jirna, Vyadhita, Mrita, Eva, Svastha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nri, Udvigna, Yatha, Acetas, Aceta, Tatha, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.60). 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: “yastu dṛṣṭvā paraṃ jīrṇaṃ vyādhitaṃ mṛtameva ca ”
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jīrṇam -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

jīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
vyādhitam -
vyādhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyādhita (noun, neuter)

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

vyādhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √vyadh]

√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √vyadh]

√vyadh -> vyādhitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √vyadh]

√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vyadh]

√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vyadh], [accusative single from √vyadh]
mṛtam -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

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

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “svastho bhavati nodvigno yathācetāstathaiva saḥ ”
svastho* -
svastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
udvigno* -
udvigna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
acetās -
acetas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

acetā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]