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 11.28

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गिरौ वने चाप्सु च सागरे च यद्भ्रंशमर्छन्त्यभिलङ्घमानाः ।
तेषु द्रुमप्राग्रफलोपमेषु कामेषु कस्यात्मवतो रतिः स्यात् ॥ २८ ॥

girau vane cāpsu ca sāgare ca yadbhraṃśamarchantyabhilaṅghamānāḥ |
teṣu drumaprāgraphalopameṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt || 28 ||

'What man of self-control could find satisfaction in those pleasures, which are like the fruit that grows on the top of a tree,—which those who would leap up to reach fall down upon a mountain or into a forest, waters, or the ocean?
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 (11.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gir, Gira, Giri, Vana, Vani, Apsu, Sagara, Yat, Yad, Bhramsha, Abhi, Langhamana, Tad, Druma, Pragra, Phala, Upama, 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 11.28). 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: “girau vane cāpsu ca sāgare ca yadbhraṃśamarchantyabhilaṅghamānāḥ ”
girau -
gir (noun, feminine)

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

gir (noun, masculine)

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

gira (noun, masculine)

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

giri (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

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

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apsu -
apsu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

apsu (noun, neuter)

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

apsu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ap (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāgare -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

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

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhraṃśam -
bhraṃśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ar -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ṛchantya -
√ṛch (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
laṅghamānāḥ -
√laṅgh -> laṅghamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √laṅgh class 1 verb]

√laṅgh -> laṅghamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √laṅgh class 1 verb]
Line 2: “teṣu drumaprāgraphalopameṣu 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]
druma -
druma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāgra -
prāgra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalo -
phala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

phalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√phal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
upameṣu -
upama (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

upama (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]