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 9.56

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इत्येवमेतेन विधिक्रमेण मोक्षं सयत्नस्य वदन्ति तज्ज्ञाः ।
प्रयत्नवन्तो ऽपि हि विक्रमेण मुमुक्षवः खेदमवाप्नुवन्ति ॥ ५६ ॥

ityevametena vidhikrameṇa mokṣaṃ sayatnasya vadanti tajjñāḥ |
prayatnavanto 'pi hi vikrameṇa mumukṣavaḥ khedamavāpnuvanti || 56 ||

'Thus by this series of rules the wise promise liberation to him who uses effort; but however ready for effort with all their energy, those who seek liberation will find weariness.
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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 (9.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Itya, Ina, Vidhikrama, Moksha, Sayatna, Vadat, Vadanti, Tajjna, Prayatnavat, Api, Vikrama, Mumukshu, Kheda, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.56). 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: “ityevametena vidhikrameṇa mokṣaṃ sayatnasya vadanti tajjñāḥ ”
itye -
itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

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

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
vamete -
√vam (verb class 1)

[optative active second plural]
ina -
ina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhikrameṇa -
vidhikrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidhikrama (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sayatnasya -
sayatna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sayatna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vadanti -
√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

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

√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
tajjñāḥ -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tajjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “prayatnavanto 'pi hi vikrameṇa mumukṣavaḥ khedamavāpnuvanti ”
prayatnavanto' -
prayatnavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vikrameṇa -
vikrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mumukṣavaḥ -
mumukṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mumukṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
khedam -
kheda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khedā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avā -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

u (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnuvanti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third plural]