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 4.71

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किं वा दाक्षिण्यमात्रेण भावेनास्तु परिग्रहः ।
विषयान् दुर्लभांल्लब्ध्वा न ह्यवज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ ७१ ॥

kiṃ vā dākṣiṇyamātreṇa bhāvenāstu parigrahaḥ |
viṣayān durlabhāṃllabdhvā na hyavajñātumarhasi || 71 ||

'But of what use is courtesy by itself? let it be assisted by the heart's feelings; surely, when worldly objects so hard to attain are in thy grasp, thou wilt not despise them.
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 (4.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Var, Dakshinya, Atra, Bhavena, Bhava, Astu, Parigraha, Vishaya, Durlabha, Avajna, Atu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.71). 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: “kiṃ vā dākṣiṇyamātreṇa bhāvenāstu parigrahaḥ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dākṣiṇyam -
dākṣiṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dākṣiṇya (noun, neuter)

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

dākṣiṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātreṇa -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhāvenā -
bhāvena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhāva (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
parigrahaḥ -
parigraha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “viṣayān durlabhāṃllabdhvā na hyavajñātumarhasi ”
viṣayān -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
durlabhāṃl -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
labdhvā -
√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √labh]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
avajñā -
avajñā (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative single]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]