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 11.25

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अस्थि क्षुधार्त्ता इव सारमेया भुक्त्वापि यान्नैव भवन्ति तृप्ताः ।
जीर्णास्थिकङ्कालसमेषु तेषु कामेषु कस्यात्मवतो रतिः स्यात् ॥ २५ ॥

asthi kṣudhārttā iva sārameyā bhuktvāpi yānnaiva bhavanti tṛptāḥ |
jīrṇāsthikaṅkālasameṣu teṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt || 25 ||

'Even if they enjoy them men are not satisfied, like dogs famishing with hunger over a bone,—what man of self-control could find satisfaction in these pleasures, which are like a skeleton composed of dry bones?
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 (11.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asthi, Kshudh, Kshudha, Iva, Sarameya, Bhuktva, Api, Yat, Yah, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tripta, Jirna, Stha, Kankala, Sama, 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 11.25). 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: “asthi kṣudhārttā iva sārameyā bhuktvāpi yānnaiva bhavanti tṛptāḥ ”
asthi -
asthi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṣudhā -
kṣudha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣudha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣudh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kṣudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arttā -
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sārameyā* -
sārameya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhuktvā -
bhuktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yānn -
yat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yāt (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bhavanti -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
tṛptāḥ -
tṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tṛptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb]

√tṛp -> tṛptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb]
Line 2: “jīrṇāsthikaṅkālasameṣu teṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt ”
jīrṇā -
jīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jṝ -> jīrṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
sthi -
sthā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kaṅkāla -
kaṅkāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṅkāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sameṣu -
sama (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sama (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]