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 11.26

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ये राजचौरोदकपावकेभ्यः साधारणत्वाज्जनयन्ति दुःखम् ।
तेषु प्रविद्धामिषसंनिभेषु कामेषु कस्यात्मवतो रतिः स्यात् ॥ २६ ॥

ye rājacaurodakapāvakebhyaḥ sādhāraṇatvājjanayanti duḥkham |
teṣu praviddhāmiṣasaṃnibheṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt || 26 ||

'What man of self-control could find satisfaction in these pleasures which are like flesh that has been flung away, and which produce misery by their being held only in common with kings, thieves, water, and fire?
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 (11.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Raja, Caura, Udaka, Pavaka, Duhkham, Duhkha, Tad, Praviddha, Isha, Ishan, Samnibha, 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 11.26). 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: “ye rājacaurodakapāvakebhyaḥ sādhāraṇatvājjanayanti duḥkham ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
rāja -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cauro -
caura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

caura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

caurā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
pāvakebhyaḥ -
pāvaka (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

pāvaka (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
Cannot analyse sādhāraṇatvājjanayanti*du
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “teṣu praviddhāmiṣasaṃnibheṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt ”
teṣu -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
praviddhām -
praviddhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṃnibheṣu -
saṃnibha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

saṃnibha (noun, neuter)

[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]