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 7.24

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इहार्थमेके प्रविशन्ति खेदं स्वर्गार्थमन्ये श्रममाप्नुवन्ति ।
सुखार्थमाशाकृपणो ऽकृतार्थः पतत्यनर्थे खलु जीवलोकः ॥ २४ ॥

ihārthameke praviśanti khedaṃ svargārthamanye śramamāpnuvanti |
sukhārthamāśākṛpaṇo 'kṛtārthaḥ patatyanarthe khalu jīvalokaḥ || 24 ||

'Some undergo misery for the sake of this world, others meet toil for the sake of heaven; all living beings, wretched through hope and always missing their aim, fall certainly for the sake of happiness into misery.
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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 (7.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ihartha, Eka, Pravishat, Pravishanti, Kheda, Svargartham, Anya, Shrama, Sukhartha, Asha, Akripana, Akritartha, Patat, Anartha, Khalu, Jivaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “ihārthameke praviśanti khedaṃ svargārthamanye śramamāpnuvanti ”
ihārtham -
ihārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ihārtha (noun, neuter)

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

ihārthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eke -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
praviśanti -
praviśantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

praviśantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

praviśantī (noun, neuter)

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

praviśat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
khedam -
kheda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khedā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svargārtham -
svargārtham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anye -
anya (noun, neuter)

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

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
śramam -
śrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āpnuvanti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third plural]
Line 2: “sukhārthamāśākṛpaṇo 'kṛtārthaḥ patatyanarthe khalu jīvalokaḥ ”
sukhārtham -
sukhārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āśā -
āśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akṛpaṇo' -
akṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
akṛtārthaḥ -
akṛtārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
patatya -
patat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

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

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
anarthe -
anartha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anartha (noun, neuter)

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

anarthā (noun, feminine)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
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]
jīvalokaḥ -
jīvaloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]