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 9.49

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यदिन्द्रियाणां नियतः प्रचारः प्रियाप्रियत्वं विषयेषु चैव ।
संयुज्यते यज्जरयार्त्तिभिश्च कस्तत्र यत्नो ननु स स्वभावः ॥ ४९ ॥

yadindriyāṇāṃ niyataḥ pracāraḥ priyāpriyatvaṃ viṣayeṣu caiva |
saṃyujyate yajjarayārttibhiśca kastatra yatno nanu sa svabhāvaḥ || 49 ||

'Since the action of the senses is fixed, and so too the agreeableness or the disagreeableness of outward objects,—then for that which is united to old age and pains, what effort can avail to alter it? Does it not all arise spontaneously?
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Indriya, Niyata, Pracara, Priyapriya, Tva, Yushmad, Vishaya, Samyuj, Kasta, Tra, Yatna, Nanu, Svabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.49). 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: “yadindriyāṇāṃ niyataḥ pracāraḥ priyāpriyatvaṃ viṣayeṣu caiva ”
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
indriyāṇām -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

indriya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

indriyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
niyataḥ -
niyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pracāraḥ -
pracāra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
viṣayeṣu -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
Line 2: “saṃyujyate yajjarayārttibhiśca kastatra yatno nanu sa svabhāvaḥ ”
saṃyujya -
saṃyuj (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃyuj (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ate -
Cannot analyse yajjarayārttibhiśca*ka
kasta -
√kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kas class 1 verb]

√kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kas class 1 verb]
tra -
tra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
nanu -
nanu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svabhāvaḥ -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]