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 12.71

यत्कर्माज्ञानतृष्णानां त्यागान्मोक्षश्च कल्प्यते ।
अत्यन्तस्तत्परित्यागः सत्यात्मनि न विद्यते ॥ ७१ ॥

yatkarmājñānatṛṣṇānāṃ tyāgānmokṣaśca kalpyate |
atyantastatparityāgaḥ satyātmani na vidyate || 71 ||

'Even though the pure soul is declared to be "liberated," yet as long as the soul remains there can be no absolute abandonment of it.

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

Yat, Yad, Karman, Ajnana, Trishna, Tyaga, Moksha, Atyanta, Tat, Tad, Parityaga, Satyatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yatkarmājñānatṛṣṇānāṃ tyāgānmokṣaśca kalpyate
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karmā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ajñāna -
  • ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛṣṇānām -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tyāgān -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mokṣaś -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpyate -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “atyantastatparityāgaḥ satyātmani na vidyate
  • atyantas -
  • atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parityāgaḥ -
  • parityāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyātmani -
  • satyātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    satyātman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 12.71

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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