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 11.64

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यदात्थ वा दीप्तफलां कुलोचितां कुरुष्व धर्माय मखक्रियामिति ।
नमो मखेभ्यो न हि कामये सुखं परस्य दुःखक्रिययापदिश्यते ॥ ६४ ॥

yadāttha vā dīptaphalāṃ kulocitāṃ kuruṣva dharmāya makhakriyāmiti |
namo makhebhyo na hi kāmaye sukhaṃ parasya duḥkhakriyayāpadiśyate || 64 ||

'And as for what thou saidst, "be diligent in sacrifices for religion, such as are worthy of thy race and bring a glorious fruit,"—honour to such sacrifices! I desire not that fruit which is sought by causing pain to others!
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Var, Diptaphala, Kulocita, Dharma, Makhakriya, Iti, Nama, Namas, Makha, Kami, Sukham, Sukha, Para, Duhkha, Kriya, Apad, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.64). 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: “yadāttha vā dīptaphalāṃ kulocitāṃ kuruṣva dharmāya makhakriyāmiti ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
attha -
√ad (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dīptaphalām -
dīptaphalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kulocitām -
kulocitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kuruṣva -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative middle second single]
dharmāya -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
makhakriyām -
makhakriyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “namo makhebhyo na hi kāmaye sukhaṃ parasya duḥkhakriyayāpadiśyate ”
namo* -
namas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

namas (noun, neuter)

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

nama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
makhebhyo* -
makha (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

makha (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]
kāmaye -
kāmi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

kāmi (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√kam (verb class 0)

[present middle first single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parasya -
para (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

para (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kriyayā -
kriyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
apadi -
apad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śyate -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śā class 4 verb]