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 12.53

ह्रियमाणस्तया प्रीत्या यो विशेषं न पश्यति ।
स्थानं भास्वरमाप्नोति देवेष्वाभासुरेष्वपि ॥ ५३ ॥

hriyamāṇastayā prītyā yo viśeṣaṃ na paśyati |
sthānaṃ bhāsvaramāpnoti deveṣvābhāsureṣvapi || 53 ||

'And he who, carried away by this pleasure, sees no further distinction, obtains a dwelling full of light, even amongst the Abhasura deities.

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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 (12.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hriyamana, Priti, Yah, Vishesha, Pashyat, Sthana, Bhasvara, Deva, Deveshu, Abhasura, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.53). 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: “hriyamāṇastayā prītyā yo viśeṣaṃ na paśyati
  • hriyamāṇas -
  • hṛ -> hriyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prītyā* -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prītī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśeṣam -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sthānaṃ bhāsvaramāpnoti deveṣvābhāsureṣvapi
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāsvaram -
  • bhāsvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāsvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāsvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • deveṣvā -
  • deveṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    deva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ābhāsureṣva -
  • ābhāsura (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ābhāsura (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 12.53

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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