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 12.24

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विप्रत्ययादहङ्कारात्सन्देहादभिसम्प्लवात् ।
अविशेषानुपायाभ्यां सङ्गादभ्यवपाततः ॥ २४ ॥

vipratyayādahaṅkārātsandehādabhisamplavāt |
aviśeṣānupāyābhyāṃ saṅgādabhyavapātataḥ || 24 ||

'From mistake, egoism, confusion, fluctuation, indiscrimination, false means, inordinate attachment, and gravitation.
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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 (12.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vipratyaya, Ahankara, Sandeha, Abhisamplava, Avishesha, Upaya, Sanga, Abhyavapata, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.24). 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: “vipratyayādahaṅkārātsandehādabhisamplavāt ”
vipratyayād -
vipratyaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ahaṅkārāt -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sandehād -
sandeha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
abhisamplavāt -
abhisamplava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “aviśeṣānupāyābhyāṃ saṅgādabhyavapātataḥ ”
aviśeṣān -
aviśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
upāyābhyām -
upāya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

upāyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
saṅgād -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
abhyavapāta -
abhyavapāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]