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 8.66

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न खल्वियं स्वर्गसुखाय मे स्पृहा न तज्जनस्यात्मवतो ऽपि दुर्लभम् ।
स तु प्रियो मामिह वा परत्र वा कथं न जह्यादिति मे मनोरथः ॥ ६६ ॥

na khalviyaṃ svargasukhāya me spṛhā na tajjanasyātmavato 'pi durlabham |
sa tu priyo māmiha vā paratra vā kathaṃ na jahyāditi me manorathaḥ || 66 ||

'I have no such longing for the joy of heaven, nor is that hard for even common people to win if they are resolute; but my one desire is how he my beloved may never leave me either in this world or the next.
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 (8.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khalu, Iyam, Idam, Svargasukha, Asmad, Spriha, Tajja, Nasya, Mavat, Api, Durlabha, Pri, Priya, Han, Paratra, Katham, Katha, Iti, Manoratha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.66). 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: “na khalviyaṃ svargasukhāya me spṛhā na tajjanasyātmavato 'pi durlabham ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khalvi -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalu (noun, masculine)

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

khalu (noun, feminine)

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

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
svargasukhāya -
svargasukha (noun, neuter)

[dative 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]
spṛhā* -
spṛhā (noun, feminine)

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

spṛha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tajja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nasyāt -
nasya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

nasya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mavato' -
√mav -> mavat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √mav class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mav class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mav class 1 verb]

√mav -> mavat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √mav class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mav class 1 verb]

√mū -> mavat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √mū class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mū class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mū class 1 verb]

√mū -> mavat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √mū class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mū class 1 verb]

√mav (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]

√mū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
durlabham -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durlabha (noun, neuter)

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

durlabhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sa tu priyo māmiha vā paratra vā kathaṃ na jahyāditi me manorathaḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
priyo* -
prī (noun, masculine)

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

prī (noun, feminine)

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

priya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māmi -
√mā (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
paratra -
paratra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jahyād -
√hā (verb class 3)

[optative active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
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]
manorathaḥ -
manoratha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]