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 11.30

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यानर्चयित्वापि न यान्ति शर्म विवर्धयित्वा परिपालयित्वा ।
अङ्गारकर्षप्रतिमेषु तेषु कामेषु कस्यात्मवतो रतिः स्यात् ॥ ३० ॥

yānarcayitvāpi na yānti śarma vivardhayitvā paripālayitvā |
aṅgārakarṣapratimeṣu teṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt || 30 ||

'What man of self-control could find satisfaction in those pleasures, which are like the enjoyments in a dream,—which are gained by their recipients after manifold pilgrimages and labours, and then perish in a moment?
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 (11.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yah, Api, Yantin, Yanti, Sharma, Sharman, Pari, Angaraka, Pratima, 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 11.30). 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: “yānarcayitvāpi na yānti śarma vivardhayitvā paripālayitvā ”
yān -
yat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yāt (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
arcayitvā -
√ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ṛc]

√ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)

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

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

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

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śarma -
śarma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śarman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śarman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
vardhayitvā -
√vardh -> vardhayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vardh]

√vṛdh -> vardhayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vṛdh]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pālayitvā -
√pāl -> pālayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pāl]

√pā -> pālayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pā]
Line 2: “aṅgārakarṣapratimeṣu teṣu kāmeṣu kasyātmavato ratiḥ syāt ”
aṅgārakar -
aṅgāraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅgāraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅgārakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛṣa -
√ṛṣ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
pratimeṣu -
pratima (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

pratima (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]