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 7.49

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तन्नारतिर्मे न परापचारो वनादितो येन परिव्रजामि ।
धर्मे स्थिताः पूर्वयुगानुरूपे सर्वे भवन्तो हि महार्षिकल्पाः ॥ ४९ ॥

tannāratirme na parāpacāro vanādito yena parivrajāmi |
dharme sthitāḥ pūrvayugānurūpe sarve bhavanto hi mahārṣikalpāḥ || 49 ||

'It is not therefore any dislike on my part or the wrong conduct of another, which makes me go away from this wood; for ye are all like great sages, standing fast in the religious duties which are in accordance with former ages.
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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 (7.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tan, Arati, Asmad, Parapa, Cara, Vana, Itah, Ita, Yena, Yah, Yat, Pari, Dharma, Sthita, Purva, Puru, Ayuga, Uru, Sarva, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Maharshi, Kalpa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 7.49). 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: “tannāratirme na parāpacāro vanādito yena parivrajāmi ”
tann -
tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
āratir -
ārati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parāpa -
parāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāro* -
cāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vanād -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ito* -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vrajāmi -
√vraj (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
Line 2: “dharme sthitāḥ pūrvayugānurūpe sarve bhavanto hi mahārṣikalpāḥ ”
dharme -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sthitāḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
pūrva -
pūrva (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

pūru (noun, masculine)

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

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ayugān -
ayuga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
urū -
uru (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uru (noun, masculine)

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

uru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
upe -
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mahārṣi -
mahārṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mahārṣi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

mahārṣi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kalpāḥ -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalpā (noun, feminine)

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