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 13.59

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यो निश्चयो ह्यस्य पराक्रमश्च तेजश्च यद्या च दया प्रजासु ।
अप्राप्य नोत्थास्यति तत्त्वमेष तमांस्यहत्वेव सहस्ररश्मिः ॥ ५९ ॥

yo niścayo hyasya parākramaśca tejaśca yadyā ca dayā prajāsu |
aprāpya notthāsyati tattvameṣa tamāṃsyahatveva sahasraraśmiḥ || 59 ||

'Such is that purpose of his, that heroic effort, that glorious strength, that compassion for all beings,—until he attains the highest wisdom, he will never rise from his seat, just as the sun does not rise, without dispelling the darkness.
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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 (13.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Nishcaya, Idam, Parakrama, Teja, Tejas, Daya, Praja, Aprapya, Nri, Uttha, Tattva, Esha, Tamas, Iva, Sahasrarashmi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “yo niścayo hyasya parākramaśca tejaśca yadyā ca dayā prajāsu ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
niścayo* -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
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]
parākramaś -
parākrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tejaś -
tejas (noun, neuter)

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

teja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yadyā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dayā -
dayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
prajāsu -
prajā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “aprāpya notthāsyati tattvameṣa tamāṃsyahatveva sahasraraśmiḥ ”
aprāpya -
aprāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aprāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
utthā -
uttha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

utthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asyati -
√as (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tamāṃsya -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ahat -
√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
ve -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

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

vi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sahasraraśmiḥ -
sahasraraśmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sahasraraśmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]