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 9.55

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नरः पितॄणामनृणः प्रजाभिर्वेदैरृषीणां क्रतुभिः सुराणाम् ।
उत्पद्यते सार्धमृणैस्त्रिभिस्तैर्यस्यास्ति मोक्षः किल तस्य मोक्षः ॥ ५५ ॥

naraḥ pitṝṇāmanṛṇaḥ prajābhirvedairṛṣīṇāṃ kratubhiḥ surāṇām |
utpadyate sārdhamṛṇaistribhistairyasyāsti mokṣaḥ kila tasya mokṣaḥ || 55 ||

'A man discharges his debt to his ancestors by begetting offspring, to the saints by sacred lore, to the gods by sacrifices; he is born with these three debts upon him,—whoever has liberation (from these,) he indeed has liberation.
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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 (9.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nara, Nri, Pitri, Anrina, Praja, Veda, Rishi, Kratu, Sura, Sardham, Sardha, Rina, Tri, Tad, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Asti, Moksha, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “naraḥ pitṝṇāmanṛṇaḥ prajābhirvedairṛṣīṇāṃ kratubhiḥ surāṇām ”
naraḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pitṝṇām -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
anṛṇaḥ -
anṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prajābhir -
prajā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
vedair -
veda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
ṛṣīṇām -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
kratubhiḥ -
kratu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
surāṇām -
sura (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sura (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

surā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “utpadyate sārdhamṛṇaistribhistairyasyāsti mokṣaḥ kila tasya mokṣaḥ ”
Cannot analyse utpadyate*sā
sārdham -
sārdham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sārdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sārdha (noun, neuter)

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

sārdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṛṇais -
ṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tribhis -
tri (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tair -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
yasyā -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
mokṣaḥ -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[nominative single]