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 4.82

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त्वं पुनर्न्यायतः प्राप्तान् बलवान् रूपवान् युवा ।
विषयानवजानासि यत्र सक्तमिदं जगत् ॥ ८२ ॥

tvaṃ punarnyāyataḥ prāptān balavān rūpavān yuvā |
viṣayānavajānāsi yatra saktamidaṃ jagat || 82 ||

'And yet thou, a young man, possessed of strength and beauty, despisest enjoyments which rightly belong to thee, and to which the whole world is devoted.'
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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 (4.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Punar, Nyayatah, Nyayata, Prapta, Balavat, Rupavat, Yuva, Yuvan, Vishaya, Ava, Yatra, Sakta, Idam, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.82). 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: “tvaṃ punarnyāyataḥ prāptān balavān rūpavān yuvā ”
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nyāyataḥ -
nyāyataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nyāyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāptān -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
balavān -
balavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rūpavān -
rūpavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yuvā -
yū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yuvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yuvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “viṣayānavajānāsi yatra saktamidaṃ jagat ”
viṣayān -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jānāsi -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active second single]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saktam -
sakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sakta (noun, neuter)

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

saktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sag class 1 verb]

√sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sag class 1 verb]

√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √saj class 1 verb]

√saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √saj class 1 verb]

√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]

√sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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