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 9.34

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एवं च ते निश्चयमेतु बुद्धिर्दृष्ट्वा विचित्रं विविधप्रचारम् ।
सन्तापहेतुर्न सुतो न बन्धुरज्ञाननैमित्तिक एष तापः ॥ ३४ ॥

evaṃ ca te niścayametu buddhirdṛṣṭvā vicitraṃ vividhapracāram |
santāpaheturna suto na bandhurajñānanaimittika eṣa tāpaḥ || 34 ||

'Thus let thy thoughts settle into certainty, having seen the multiform in its various developments; neither a son nor kindred is the cause of sorrow,—this sorrow is only caused by ignorance.
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 (9.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Tad, Yushmad, Nishcaya, Buddhi, Vicitram, Vicitra, Vividha, Pracara, Santapa, Hetri, Hetu, Sut, Suta, Bandhura, Jnana, Naimittika, Esha, Tapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.34). 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: “evaṃ ca te niścayametu buddhirdṛṣṭvā vicitraṃ vividhapracāram ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
niścayam -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
etu -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
vicitram -
vicitram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vicitra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

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

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vividha -
vividha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vividha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vidh (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[perfect active second plural]

√vyadh (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
pracāram -
pracāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “santāpaheturna suto na bandhurajñānanaimittika eṣa tāpaḥ ”
santāpa -
santāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hetur -
hetṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hetu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suto* -
sut (noun, masculine)

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

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bandhura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñāna -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]