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 12.97

अथ कष्टतपःस्पष्टव्यर्थक्लिष्टतनुर्मुनिः ।
भवभीरुरिमां चक्रे बुद्धिं बुद्धत्वकाङ्क्षया ॥ ९७ ॥

atha kaṣṭatapaḥspaṣṭavyarthakliṣṭatanurmuniḥ |
bhavabhīrurimāṃ cakre buddhiṃ buddhatvakāṅkṣayā || 97 ||

Then the seer, having his body evidently emaciated to no purpose in a cruel self-mortification;— dreading continued existence, thus reflected in his longing to become a Buddha:

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

Atha, Kashtatapas, Spashta, Vyartha, Klishta, Tanu, Tanus, Muni, Bhavabhiru, Iyam, Idam, Cakra, Cakri, Buddhi, Buddhatva, Kanksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.97). 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: “atha kaṣṭatapaḥspaṣṭavyarthakliṣṭatanurmuniḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kaṣṭatapaḥ -
  • kaṣṭatapas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spaṣṭa -
  • spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • vyartha -
  • vyartha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyartha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kliṣṭa -
  • kliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
    kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
  • tanur -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavabhīrurimāṃ cakre buddhiṃ buddhatvakāṅkṣayā
  • bhavabhīrur -
  • bhavabhīru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavabhīru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • buddhatva -
  • buddhatva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṅkṣayā -
  • kāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 12.97

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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