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 8.35

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वरं मनुष्यस्य विचक्षणो रिपुर्न मित्रमप्राज्ञमयोगपेशलम् ।
सुहृद्ब्रुवेण ह्यविपश्चिता त्वया कृतः कुलस्यास्य महानुपप्लवः ॥ ३५ ॥

varaṃ manuṣyasya vicakṣaṇo ripurna mitramaprājñamayogapeśalam |
suhṛdbruveṇa hyavipaścitā tvayā kṛtaḥ kulasyāsya mahānupaplavaḥ || 35 ||

'Better for a man a wise enemy rather than a foolish friend unskilled in emergencies; by thee, the unwise self-styled friend, a great calamity has been brought upon this family.
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 (8.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Manushya, Vicakshana, Ripu, Mitra, Aprajna, Ayogapeshala, Suhrid, Bruva, Avipashcit, Avipashcita, Tva, Yushmad, Krit, Krita, Kula, Idam, Paplava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.35). 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: “varaṃ manuṣyasya vicakṣaṇo ripurna mitramaprājñamayogapeśalam ”
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manuṣyasya -
manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vicakṣaṇo* -
vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ripur -
ripu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ripu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mitram -
mitra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mitra (noun, neuter)

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

mitrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aprājñam -
aprājña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aprājña (noun, neuter)

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

aprājñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ayogapeśalam -
ayogapeśala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ayogapeśala (noun, neuter)

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

ayogapeśalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “suhṛdbruveṇa hyavipaścitā tvayā kṛtaḥ kulasyāsya mahānupaplavaḥ ”
suhṛd -
suhṛd (noun, feminine)

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

suhṛd (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
bruveṇa -
bruva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bruva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
avipaścitā -
avipaścit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

avipaścit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

avipaścitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
kṛtaḥ -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
kulasyā -
kula (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mahānu -
mahānau (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
paplavaḥ -
paplava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]