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 11.57

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अहं हि संसाररसेन विद्धो विनिःसृतः शान्तमवाप्तुकामः ।
नेच्छेयमाप्तुं त्रिदिवे ऽपि राज्यं निरामयं किं वत मानुषेषु ॥ ५७ ॥

ahaṃ hi saṃsārarasena viddho viniḥsṛtaḥ śāntamavāptukāmaḥ |
neccheyamāptuṃ tridive 'pi rājyaṃ nirāmayaṃ kiṃ vata mānuṣeṣu || 57 ||

'I have been wounded by the enjoyment of the world, and I have come out longing to obtain peace; I would not accept an empire free from all ill even in the third heaven, how much less amongst men?
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 (11.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Samsara, Rasa, Viddha, Vinihsrita, Shanta, Avaptukama, Nri, Tridiva, Api, Rajya, Niramaya, Kim, Vata, Manusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.57). 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: “ahaṃ hi saṃsārarasena viddho viniḥsṛtaḥ śāntamavāptukāmaḥ ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rasena -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
viddho* -
viddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
viniḥsṛtaḥ -
viniḥsṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śāntam -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

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

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
avāptukāmaḥ -
avāptukāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “neccheyamāptuṃ tridive 'pi rājyaṃ nirāmayaṃ kiṃ vata mānuṣeṣu ”
ne -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

nā (noun, feminine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iccheyam -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[optative active first single]
āptum -
√āp -> āptum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √āp]
tridive' -
tridiva (noun, neuter)

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

tridivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative 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]
nirāmayam -
nirāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

nirāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vata -
vata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van -> vata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]

√van -> vata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
mānuṣeṣu -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

mānuṣa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]