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 12.27

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यस्तु भावेन सन्दिग्धानेकीभावेन पश्यति ।
मृत्पिण्डवदसन्देह सन्देहः स इहोच्यते ॥ २७ ॥

yastu bhāvena sandigdhānekībhāvena paśyati |
mṛtpiṇḍavadasandeha sandehaḥ sa ihocyate || 27 ||

'That state of mind is called "confusion," O thou who art all unconfused, which views under one nature, massed like a lump of clay, objects that thus become confused in their nature.
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 (12.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Bhavena, Bhava, Sandigdha, Ekibhava, Pashyat, Mritpinda, Vada, Sandeha, Sah, Iha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.27). 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: “yastu bhāvena sandigdhānekībhāvena paśyati ”
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhāvena -
bhāvena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sandigdhān -
sandigdha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ekībhāvena -
ekībhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “mṛtpiṇḍavadasandeha sandehaḥ sa ihocyate ”
mṛtpiṇḍa -
mṛtpiṇḍa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sandeha -
sandeha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sandehaḥ -
sandeha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iho -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]