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 5.10

समवाप्तमनः स्थितिश्च सद्यो विषयेच्छादिभिराधिभिश्च मुक्तः ।
सवितर्कविचारमाप शान्तं प्रथमं ध्यानमनाश्रवप्रकारम् ॥ १० ॥

samavāptamanaḥ sthitiśca sadyo viṣayecchādibhirādhibhiśca muktaḥ |
savitarkavicāramāpa śāntaṃ prathamaṃ dhyānamanāśravaprakāram || 10 ||

Having attained to firmness of mind, and being forthwith set free from all sorrows such as the desire of worldly objects and the rest, he attained the first stage of contemplation, unaffected by sin, calm, and 'argumentative.'

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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 (5.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samavapta, Ana, Anas, Sthiti, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Visha, Vishaya, Iccha, Adi, Adin, Adhi, Mukta, Savitarka, Vicara, Apa, Shanta, Prathamam, Prathama, Dhyana, Ashrava, Prakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “samavāptamanaḥ sthitiśca sadyo viṣayecchādibhirādhibhiśca muktaḥ
  • samavāptam -
  • samavāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samavāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samavāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anaḥ -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitiś -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadyo* -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣaye -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • icchā -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ādibhir -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ādhibhiś -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muktaḥ -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “savitarkavicāramāpa śāntaṃ prathamaṃ dhyānamanāśravaprakāram
  • savitarka -
  • savitarka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    savitarka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicāram -
  • vicāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āpa -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • śāntam -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhyānam -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhyānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anā -
  • anā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āśrava -
  • āśrava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśrava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāram -
  • prakāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 5.10

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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