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 13.12

पृष्टः स चानेन कथञ्चिदैडः सोमस्य नप्ताप्यभवद्विचित्तः ।
स चाभवच्छान्तनुरस्वतन्त्रः क्षीणे युगे किं वत दुर्बलो ऽन्यः ॥ १२ ॥

pṛṣṭaḥ sa cānena kathañcidaiḍaḥ somasya naptāpyabhavadvicittaḥ |
sa cābhavacchāntanurasvatantraḥ kṣīṇe yuge kiṃ vata durbalo 'nyaḥ || 12 ||

'So too, I think, when somewhat probed by this weapon, even the son of Ida, the grandson of the moon, became mad; and Santanu also lost his self-control,—how much more then one of feebler powers now that the age has grown degenerate?

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

Prishta, Katham, Katha, Cit, Aida, Soma, Napta, Api, Apya, Vicitta, Shantanu, Asvatantra, Kshina, Yuga, Kim, Vata, Durbala, Ani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “pṛṣṭaḥ sa cānena kathañcidaiḍaḥ somasya naptāpyabhavadvicittaḥ
  • pṛṣṭaḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aiḍaḥ -
  • aiḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • somasya -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • naptā -
  • napta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    napta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vicittaḥ -
  • vicitta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa cābhavacchāntanurasvatantraḥ kṣīṇe yuge kiṃ vata durbalo 'nyaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavacch -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śāntanur -
  • śāntanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śāntanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asvatantraḥ -
  • asvatantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣīṇe -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vata -
  • vata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    van -> vata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
    van -> vata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • durbalo' -
  • durbala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyaḥ -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 13.12

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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