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 11.44

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दृष्ट्वा च मिश्रां सुखदुःकतां मे राज्यं च दास्यं च मतं समानम् ।
नित्यं हसत्येव हि नैव राजा न चापि सन्तप्यत एव दासः ॥ ४४ ॥

dṛṣṭvā ca miśrāṃ sukhaduḥkatāṃ me rājyaṃ ca dāsyaṃ ca mataṃ samānam |
nityaṃ hasatyeva hi naiva rājā na cāpi santapyata eva dāsaḥ || 44 ||

'When I see how the nature of pleasure and pain are mixed, I consider royalty and slavery as the same; a king does not always smile, nor is a slave always in pain.
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 (11.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mishra, Sukha, Duhka, Asmad, Rajya, Dasya, Mata, Samanam, Samana, Nityam, Nitya, Hasat, Eva, Naiva, Raja, Capin, Capi, Sat, Tap, Tapya, Atah, Dasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.44). 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: “dṛṣṭvā ca miśrāṃ sukhaduḥkatāṃ me rājyaṃ ca dāsyaṃ ca mataṃ samānam ”
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
miśrām -
miśrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duḥka -
duḥka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāsyam -
dāsya (noun, neuter)

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

√das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √das]

√das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √das]

√das -> dāsyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √das]

√das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √das]

√das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √das], [accusative single from √das]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
matam -
mata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mata (noun, neuter)

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

matā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
samānam -
samānam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samāna (noun, neuter)

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

samānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nityaṃ hasatyeva hi naiva rājā na cāpi santapyata eva dāsaḥ ”
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hasatye -
hasat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hasat (noun, neuter)

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

√has -> hasat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb], [locative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb]

sat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
tapya -
tapya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tapya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tap -> tapya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tap]

√tap -> tapya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tap]

tap (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tap (noun, neuter)

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

√tap -> tapya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]

√tap -> tapya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
ata* -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāsaḥ -
dāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]