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 13.62

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हृते च लोके बहुभिः कुमार्गैः सन्मार्गमन्विच्छति यः श्रमेण ।
स दैशिकः क्षोभयितुं न युक्तं सुदेशिकः सार्थ इव प्रनष्टे ॥ ६२ ॥

hṛte ca loke bahubhiḥ kumārgaiḥ sanmārgamanvicchati yaḥ śrameṇa |
sa daiśikaḥ kṣobhayituṃ na yuktaṃ sudeśikaḥ sārtha iva pranaṣṭe || 62 ||

'He who toilsomely pursues the one good path, when all the world is carried away in devious tracks,—he the guide should not be disturbed, like a right informant when the caravan has lost its way.
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 (13.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hrit, Hrita, Hriti, Loka, Bahu, Kumarga, Sanmarga, Anu, Icchat, Yah, Shrama, Daishika, Yuktam, Yukta, Sudeshika, Sartha, Iva, Pranashta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 13.62). 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: “hṛte ca loke bahubhiḥ kumārgaiḥ sanmārgamanvicchati yaḥ śrameṇa ”
hṛte -
hṛt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

hṛt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

hṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hṛta (noun, neuter)

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

hṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

hṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
bahubhiḥ -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kumārgaiḥ -
kumārga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sanmārgam -
sanmārga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
anvi -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

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

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

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

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
icchati -
√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrameṇa -
śrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “sa daiśikaḥ kṣobhayituṃ na yuktaṃ sudeśikaḥ sārtha iva pranaṣṭe ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daiśikaḥ -
daiśika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣobhayitum -
√kṣubh -> kṣobhayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṣubh]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuktam -
yuktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yukta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

yuktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
sudeśikaḥ -
sudeśika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sārtha* -
sārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pranaṣṭe -
pranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

pranaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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