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 9.64

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न मे क्षमं सङ्गशतं हि दर्शनं ग्रहीतुमव्यक्तपरं पराहतम् ।
बुद्धः परप्रत्ययतो हि को व्रजेज्जनो ऽन्धकारे ऽन्ध इवान्धदेशितः ॥ ६४ ॥

na me kṣamaṃ saṅgaśataṃ hi darśanaṃ grahītumavyaktaparaṃ parāhatam |
buddhaḥ parapratyayato hi ko vrajejjano 'ndhakāre 'ndha ivāndhadeśitaḥ || 64 ||

'It is not for me to accept a theory which depends on the unknown and is all controverted, and which involves a hundred prepossessions; what wise man would go by another's belief? Mankind are like the blind directed in the darkness by the blind.
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 (9.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Ksham, Kshama, Sanga, Shata, Darshana, Avyakta, Param, Para, Parahata, Buddha, Pratyayata, Iva, Andha, Deshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.64). 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: “na me kṣamaṃ saṅgaśataṃ hi darśanaṃ grahītumavyaktaparaṃ parāhatam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kṣamam -
kṣama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣama (noun, neuter)

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

kṣamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṣam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
saṅga -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatam -
śata (noun, neuter)

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

śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
darśanam -
darśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

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

darśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
grahītum -
√grah -> grahītum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √grah]
avyakta -
avyakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avyakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
parāhatam -
parāhata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parāhata (noun, neuter)

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

parāhatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “buddhaḥ parapratyayato hi ko vrajejjano 'ndhakāre 'ndha ivāndhadeśitaḥ ”
buddhaḥ -
buddha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
pratyayato* -
pratyayata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ko* -
Cannot analyse vrajejjano'ndhakāre'ndha*iv
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
andha -
andha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

andha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
deśitaḥ -
deśita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√diś -> deśita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √diś]