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 9.18

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न चैष धर्मो वन एव सिद्धः पुरे ऽपि सिद्धिर्नियता यतीनाम् ।
बुद्धिश्च यत्नश्च निमित्तमत्र वनं च लिङ्गं च हि भीरुचिह्नम् ॥ १८ ॥

na caiṣa dharmo vana eva siddhaḥ pure 'pi siddhirniyatā yatīnām |
buddhiśca yatnaśca nimittamatra vanaṃ ca liṅgaṃ ca hi bhīrucihnam || 18 ||

'"Religion is not wrought out only in the forests, the salvation of ascetics can be accomplished even in a city; thought and effort are the true means; the forest and the badge are only a coward's signs.
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 (9.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aisha, Dharma, Vana, Vanas, Eva, Siddha, Pur, Pura, Puri, Api, Siddhi, Niyata, Yati, Buddhi, Yatna, Nimitta, Atra, Linga, Bhiru, Cihna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.18). 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 caiṣa dharmo vana eva siddhaḥ pure 'pi siddhirniyatā yatīnām ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vana* -
vanas (noun, neuter)

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

vana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
siddhaḥ -
siddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
pure' -
pur (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
siddhir -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
niyatā* -
niyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yatīnām -
yati (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yati (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “buddhiśca yatnaśca nimittamatra vanaṃ ca liṅgaṃ ca hi bhīrucihnam ”
buddhiś -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatnaś -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nimittam -
nimitta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhīru (noun, neuter)

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

bhīrū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhīrū (noun, feminine)

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

bhīrū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cihnam -
cihna (noun, neuter)

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

cihnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]