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 12.39

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इत्येभिर्हेतुभिर्धीमन् तमःस्रोतः प्रवर्तते ।
हेत्वभावे फलाभाव इति विज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ ३९ ॥

ityebhirhetubhirdhīman tamaḥsrotaḥ pravartate |
hetvabhāve phalābhāva iti vijñātumarhasi || 39 ||

'Through these causes, O wise prince, the stream of "torpor" is set in motion; be pleased to consider that in the absence of the cause there is the absence of the effect.
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 (12.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Idam, Hetu, Dhimat, Tama, Tamas, Srota, Srotas, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Hetva, Abhava, Phala, Vijna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.39). 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: “ityebhirhetubhirdhīman tamaḥsrotaḥ pravartate ”
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
ebhir -
e (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
hetubhir -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
dhīman -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
srotaḥ -
srotas (noun, neuter)

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

srota (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pravarta -
pravarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “hetvabhāve phalābhāva iti vijñātumarhasi ”
hetva -
hetu (noun, masculine)

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

hetva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hetva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhāve -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
phalā -
phala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

phalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√phal (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vijñāt -
vijña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vijña (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
um -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]