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 12.58

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अस्य ध्यानस्य तु फलं समं देवैर्वृहत्फलैः ।
कथयन्ति बृहत्कालं वृहत्प्रज्ञापरीक्षकाः ॥ ५८ ॥

asya dhyānasya tu phalaṃ samaṃ devairvṛhatphalaiḥ |
kathayanti bṛhatkālaṃ vṛhatprajñāparīkṣakāḥ || 58 ||

'The fruit of this contemplation which is on an equality with the Vrihatphala deities, those who investigate the great wisdom call the Vrihatphala.
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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 (12.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Dhyana, Phala, Samam, Sama, Deva, Vrihat, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Brihatka, Alam, Ala, Prajna, Parikshaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.58). 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: “asya dhyānasya tu phalaṃ samaṃ devairvṛhatphalaiḥ ”
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

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

[genitive single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

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

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
devair -
deva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vṛhat -
√vṛh -> vṛhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vṛh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vṛh class 6 verb]
phalaiḥ -
phala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

phala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “kathayanti bṛhatkālaṃ vṛhatprajñāparīkṣakāḥ ”
kathayanti -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]
bṛhatkā -
bṛhatka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bṛhatka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bṛhatkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vṛhat -
√vṛh -> vṛhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vṛh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vṛh class 6 verb]
prajñā -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
parīkṣakāḥ -
parīkṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parīkṣakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]