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 11.23

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अन्विष्य चादाय च जाततर्षा यानत्यजन्तः परियान्ति दुःखम् ।
लोके तृणोल्कासदृशेषु तेषु कामेषु कस्यात्मवतो रतिः स्यात् ॥ २३ ॥

anviṣya cādāya ca jātatarṣā yānatyajantaḥ pariyānti duḥkham |
loke tṛṇolkāsadṛśeṣu teṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt || 23 ||

'What man of self-control could find satisfaction in these pleasures which are like a torch of hay,—which excite thirst when you seek them and when you grasp them, and which they who abandon not keep only as misery?
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 (11.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Jatatarsha, Yana, Tyajat, Pariya, Anti, Duhkham, Duhkha, Loka, Trinolka, Asadrisha, Tad, Kama, Kah, Kim, Atmavat, Rati, Syat, Sya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.23). 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: “anviṣya cādāya ca jātatarṣā yānatyajantaḥ pariyānti duḥkham ”
anviṣya -
√anviṣ -> anviṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √anviṣ]

√anviṣ -> anviṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √anviṣ]

√anviṣ (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
cād -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
āya -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātatarṣā* -
jātatarṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātatarṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yāna -
yāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tyajantaḥ -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
pariyā -
pariyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “loke tṛṇolkāsadṛśeṣu teṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt ”
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
tṛṇolkā -
tṛṇolkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asadṛśeṣu -
asadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

asadṛśa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
teṣu -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
kāmeṣu -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
kasyā -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ātmavato* -
ātmavat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

ātmavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ratiḥ -
rati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]