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 8.83

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त्यज नरवर शोकमेहि धैर्यं कुधृतिरिवार्हसि धीर नाश्रु मोक्तुम् ।
स्रजमिव मृदितामपास्य लक्ष्मीं भुवि बहवो हि नृपा वनान्यतीयुः ॥ ८३ ॥

tyaja naravara śokamehi dhairyaṃ kudhṛtirivārhasi dhīra nāśru moktum |
srajamiva mṛditāmapāsya lakṣmīṃ bhuvi bahavo hi nṛpā vanānyatīyuḥ || 83 ||

'Cease, O noblest of men, thy grief, regain thy firmness,—surely thou wilt not, O firm hero, shed tears like one of no self-control'; many kings on this earth have gone into the forests, throwing away their royal pomp like a crushed wreath.
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 (8.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naravara, Shoka, Dhairya, Kudhriti, Iva, Dhira, Nri, Ashru, Sraj, Sraja, Mridita, Apasya, Lakshmi, Bhu, Bahu, Bahava, Nripa, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.83). 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: “tyaja naravara śokamehi dhairyaṃ kudhṛtirivārhasi dhīra nāśru moktum ”
tyaja -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
śokam -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

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

śokā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ehi -
ehi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dhairyam -
dhairya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kudhṛtir -
kudhṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kudhṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
dhīra -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aśru -
aśru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
moktum -
√muc -> moktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √muc]
Line 2: “srajamiva mṛditāmapāsya lakṣmīṃ bhuvi bahavo hi nṛpā vanānyatīyuḥ ”
srajam -
sraja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sraja (noun, neuter)

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

srajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sraj (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sraj (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mṛditām -
mṛditā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
apāsya -
apāsya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

apāsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣmīm -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
bahavo* -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nṛpā* -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vanānya -
vana (noun, neuter)

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

√van (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
atīyuḥ -
√atī (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]