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 7.21

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श्रियं च बन्धून् विषयांश्च हित्वा ये स्वर्गहेतौ नियमं चरन्ति ।
ते विप्रयुक्ताः खलु गन्तुकामा महत्तरं स्वं वनमेव भूयः ॥ २१ ॥

śriyaṃ ca bandhūn viṣayāṃśca hitvā ye svargahetau niyamaṃ caranti |
te viprayuktāḥ khalu gantukāmā mahattaraṃ svaṃ vanameva bhūyaḥ || 21 ||

'Those who abandoning wealth, kindred, and worldly objects, undertake vows for the sake of heaven,—they, when parted, only wish to go to a still greater wood of their own again.
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 (7.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Shriya, Bandhu, Vishaya, Hitva, Hitvan, Yah, Yat, Svargahetau, Niyama, Tad, Yushmad, Viprayukta, Khalu, Gantukama, Mahattara, Sva, Vana, Eva, Bhuyah, Bhuyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 7.21). 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: “śriyaṃ ca bandhūn viṣayāṃśca hitvā ye svargahetau niyamaṃ caranti ”
śriyam -
śriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śriya (noun, neuter)

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

śrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bandhūn -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
viṣayāṃś -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hitvā -
hitvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √hi]

hitvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
svargahetau -
svargahetau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
niyamam -
niyama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
caranti -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
Line 2: “te viprayuktāḥ khalu gantukāmā mahattaraṃ svaṃ vanameva bhūyaḥ ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
viprayuktāḥ -
viprayukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viprayuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gantukāmā* -
gantukāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gantukāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mahattaram -
mahattara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahattara (noun, neuter)

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

mahattarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūyaḥ -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

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