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 12.75

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सङ्ख्यादिभिरमुक्तश्च निर्गुणो न भवत्ययम् ।
तस्मादसति नैर्गुण्ये नास्य मोक्षो ऽभिधीयते ॥ ७५ ॥

saṅkhyādibhiramuktaśca nirguṇo na bhavatyayam |
tasmādasati nairguṇye nāsya mokṣo 'bhidhīyate || 75 ||

'The soul does not become free from qualities as long as it is not released from number and the rest; therefore, as long as there is no freedom from qualities, there is no liberation declared for it.
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 (12.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sankhya, Amukta, Nirguna, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Aya, Idam, Tasmat, Tad, Asat, Asati, Nairgunya, Nasya, Moksha, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.75). 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: “saṅkhyādibhiramuktaśca nirguṇo na bhavatyayam ”
saṅkhyād -
saṅkhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saṅkhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ibhir -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
amuktaś -
amukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirguṇo* -
nirguṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tasmādasati nairguṇye nāsya mokṣo 'bhidhīyate ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
asati -
asatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nairguṇye -
nairguṇya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nairguṇya (noun, neuter)

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

nairguṇyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nāsya -
nāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nās]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
mokṣo' -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhīyate -
√dhā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√dhe (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dhi (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√dhi (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√dhī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√dhī (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dhyā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dhyā (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]