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 11.12

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समुद्रवस्त्रामपि गामवाप्य पारं जिगीषन्ति महार्णवस्य ।
लोकस्य कामैर्न वितृप्तिरस्ति पतद्भिरम्भोभिरिवार्णवस्य ॥ १२ ॥

samudravastrāmapi gāmavāpya pāraṃ jigīṣanti mahārṇavasya |
lokasya kāmairna vitṛptirasti patadbhirambhobhirivārṇavasya || 12 ||

'When they have obtained all the earth girdled by the sea, kings wish to conquer the other side of the great ocean: mankind are never satiated with pleasures, as the ocean with the waters that fall into it.
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 (11.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samudravastra, Api, Gama, Vapya, Para, Jigishat, Jigishanti, Maharnava, Loka, Kama, Tripti, Asti, Patat, Ambhas, Iva, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.12). 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: “samudravastrāmapi gāmavāpya pāraṃ jigīṣanti mahārṇavasya ”
samudravastrām -
samudravastrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gāma -
gāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural], [injunctive active first plural]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active first plural]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
vāpya -
vāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vā]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vap]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vap]

√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vap]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vap]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vap]
pāram -
pāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāra (noun, neuter)

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

pārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jigīṣanti -
√ji -> jigīṣantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ji]

√ji -> jigīṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √ji], [vocative plural from √ji], [accusative plural from √ji]

√ji -> jigīṣantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √ji]

√ji (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
mahārṇavasya -
mahārṇava (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
Line 2: “lokasya kāmairna vitṛptirasti patadbhirambhobhirivārṇavasya ”
lokasya -
loka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kāmair -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tṛptir -
tṛpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tṛpti (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
patadbhir -
patat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

patat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √pat class 1 verb]
ambhobhir -
ambhas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arṇavasya -
arṇava (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

arṇava (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]