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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 11.42
गुरूणि वासांस्यगुरूणि चैव सुखाय शीते ह्यसुखाय घर्मे ।
चन्द्रांशवश्चन्दनमेव चोष्णे सुखाय दुःखाय भवन्ति शीते ॥ ४२ ॥
gurūṇi vāsāṃsyagurūṇi caiva sukhāya śīte hyasukhāya gharme |
candrāṃśavaścandanameva coṣṇe sukhāya duḥkhāya bhavanti śīte || 42 ||
'Heavy garments and fragrant aloe-wood are pleasant in the cold, but an annoyance in the heat; and the moonbeams and sandal-wood are pleasant in the heat, but a pain in the cold.
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 (11.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Guru, Vasas, Aguru, Sukha, Shita, Shiti, Asukha, Gharma, Candramshu, Candana, Eva, Ushna, Ushni, Duhkha, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “gurūṇi vāsāṃsyagurūṇi caiva sukhāya śīte hyasukhāya gharme ”
- gurūṇi -
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guru (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]gurū (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāsāṃsya -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- agurūṇi -
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aguru (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sukhāya -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śīte -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śītā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śi class 3 verb], [locative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [locative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [locative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [locative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śyā class 1 verb]śīti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śīti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- asukhāya -
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asukha (noun, masculine)[dative single]asukha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- gharme -
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gharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]gharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “candrāṃśavaścandanameva coṣṇe sukhāya duḥkhāya bhavanti śīte ”
- candrāṃśavaś -
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candrāṃśu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- candanam -
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candana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṇe -
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uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uṣṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]uṣṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sukhāya -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- duḥkhāya -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[dative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- bhavanti -
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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]
- śīte -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śītā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śi class 3 verb], [locative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [locative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [locative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [locative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śyā class 1 verb]śīti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śīti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 11.42
The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)
Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)
Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence
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Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)
Sanskrit text with English Translation
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