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 7.54

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तद्बुद्धिरेषा यदि निश्चिता ते तूर्णं भवान् गच्छतु विन्ध्यकोष्ठम् ।
असौ मुनिस्तत्र वसत्यराडो यो नैष्ठिके श्रेयसि लब्धचक्षुः ॥ ५४ ॥

tadbuddhireṣā yadi niścitā te tūrṇaṃ bhavān gacchatu vindhyakoṣṭham |
asau munistatra vasatyarāḍo yo naiṣṭhike śreyasi labdhacakṣuḥ || 54 ||

'If this is thy settled purpose, go quickly to Vindhyakoshtha; the Muni Arada lives there who has gained an insight into absolute bliss.
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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 (7.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Buddhi, Esha, Yadi, Yad, Nishcita, Yushmad, Turnam, Turna, Bhava, Bhavant, Vindhyaka, Ushtha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Muni, Tatra, Vasati, Vasat, Arada, Yah, Naishthika, Shreyas, Shreyasi, Labdha, Cakshu, Cakshus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 7.54). 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: “tadbuddhireṣā yadi niścitā te tūrṇaṃ bhavān gacchatu vindhyakoṣṭham ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
niścitā -
niścitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
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]
tūrṇam -
tūrṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tūrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

tūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]

√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gacchatu -
√gam (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
vindhyako -
vindhyaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
uṣṭham -
uṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “asau munistatra vasatyarāḍo yo naiṣṭhike śreyasi labdhacakṣuḥ ”
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
munis -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vasatya -
vasati (noun, feminine)

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

vasati (noun, masculine)

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

vasati (noun, neuter)

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

vasatī (noun, feminine)

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

√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)

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

√vas (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
arāḍo* -
arāḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naiṣṭhike -
naiṣṭhika (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naiṣṭhika (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
śreyasi -
śreyasī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

labdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
cakṣuḥ -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

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

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]