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 5.1

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स तथा विषयैर्विलोभ्यमानः परमोहैरपि शाक्यराजसूनुः ।
न जगाम रतिं न शर्म लेभे हृदये सिंह इवातिदिग्धविद्धः ॥ १ ॥

sa tathā viṣayairvilobhyamānaḥ paramohairapi śākyarājasūnuḥ |
na jagāma ratiṃ na śarma lebhe hṛdaye siṃha ivātidigdhaviddhaḥ || 1 ||

He, the son of the Shakya king, even though thus tempted by the objects of sense which infatuate others, yielded not to pleasure and felt not delight, like a lion deeply pierced in his heart by a poisoned arrow.
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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 (5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Vishaya, Vila, Ubhyamana, Parama, Uha, Api, Shakya, Rajasunu, Rati, Sharma, Sharman, Hridaya, Simha, Iva, Ati, Digdhaviddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “sa tathā viṣayairvilobhyamānaḥ paramohairapi śākyarājasūnuḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
viṣayair -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vilo -
vila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ubhyamānaḥ -
√umbh -> ubhyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √umbh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √umbh class 9 verb]
paramo -
parama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūhair -
ūha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śākya -
śākya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śākya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
rājasūnuḥ -
rājasūnu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na jagāma ratiṃ na śarma lebhe hṛdaye siṃha ivātidigdhaviddhaḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ratim -
rati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śarma -
śarma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śarman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śarman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lebhe -
√labh (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
hṛdaye -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
siṃha* -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
digdhaviddhaḥ -
digdhaviddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]