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 9.54

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केचिद्वदन्त्यात्मनिमित्तमेव प्रादुर्भवं चैव भवक्षयं च ।
प्रादुर्भवं तु प्रवदन्त्ययत्नाद्यत्नेन मोक्षाधिगमं ब्रुवन्ति ॥ ५४ ॥

kecidvadantyātmanimittameva prādurbhavaṃ caiva bhavakṣayaṃ ca |
prādurbhavaṃ tu pravadantyayatnādyatnena mokṣādhigamaṃ bruvanti || 54 ||

'Some say that the coming into being and the destruction of being are alike caused by the soul, but they say that coming into being arises without effort, while the attainment of liberation is by effort.
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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 (9.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Vadat, Vadanti, Atman, Mit, Tama, Tami, Iva, Pradur, Bhava, Kshaya, Pravat, Anti, Antya, Ayatnat, Ayatna, Yatna, Moksha, Adhigama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “kecidvadantyātmanimittameva prādurbhavaṃ caiva bhavakṣayaṃ ca ”
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vadantyā -
√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mit -
mit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
tame -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

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

tamā (noun, feminine)

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

tami (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prādur -
prādur (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhavam -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “prādurbhavaṃ tu pravadantyayatnādyatnena mokṣādhigamaṃ bruvanti ”
prādur -
prādur (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhavam -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pravad -
pravat (noun, feminine)

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

pravat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
antya -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

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

antī (noun, feminine)

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

antya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

antya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant -> antya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ant]
ayatnād -
ayatnāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayatna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yatnena -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mokṣā -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhigamam -
adhigama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bruvanti -
√brū (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]