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 10.33

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तद्भुङ्क्ष्व भिक्षाश्रमकाम कामान्काले ऽसि कर्ता प्रियधर्म धर्मम् ।
यावत्स्ववंशप्रतिरूपरूपं न ते जराभ्येत्यभिभूय भूयः ॥ ३३ ॥

tadbhuṅkṣva bhikṣāśramakāma kāmānkāle 'si kartā priyadharma dharmam |
yāvatsvavaṃśapratirūparūpaṃ na te jarābhyetyabhibhūya bhūyaḥ || 33 ||

'O thou who desirest the mendicant's stage of life. enjoy pleasures now; in due time, O thou lover of religion, thou shalt practise religion;—ere old age comes on and overcomes this thy beauty, well worthy of thy illustrious race.
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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 (10.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Bhiksha, Shramaka, Ama, Kama, Kale, Kala, Asi, Kartri, Karta, Priya, Dharma, Dharman, Yavat, Avamsha, Pratirupa, Rupa, Yushmad, Jara, Abhyetya, Bha, Bhuya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 10.33). 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: “tadbhuṅkṣva bhikṣāśramakāma kāmānkāle 'si kartā priyadharma dharmam ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhuṅkṣva -
√bhuj (verb class 7)

[imperative middle second single]
bhikṣā -
bhikṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śramakā -
śramaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śramaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ama -
ama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāmān -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kāle' -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
kartā -
kartṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
priya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharma -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yāvatsvavaṃśapratirūparūpaṃ na te jarābhyetyabhibhūya bhūyaḥ ”
yāvatsva -
yāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
avaṃśa -
avaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avaṃśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratirūpa -
pratirūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratirūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
jarā -
jara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhyetya -
abhyetya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhi -
bhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
bhūya -
bhūya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
bhūyaḥ -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

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