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 14.6

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इत्येवं स्मरतस्तस्य बभूव नियतात्मनः ।
कदलीगर्भनिःसारः संसार इति निश्चयः ॥ ६ ॥

ityevaṃ smaratastasya babhūva niyatātmanaḥ |
kadalīgarbhaniḥsāraḥ saṃsāra iti niścayaḥ || 6 ||

As he thus remembered, to him in his strong self-control came the conviction, 'All existence is insubstantial, like the fruit of a plantain.'
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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 (14.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Smarat, Tad, Niyatatman, Kadaligarbha, Nihsara, Samsara, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 14.6). 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: “ityevaṃ smaratastasya babhūva niyatātmanaḥ ”
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
smaratas -
√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
niyatātmanaḥ -
niyatātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

niyatātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “kadalīgarbhaniḥsāraḥ saṃsāra iti niścayaḥ ”
kadalīgarbha -
kadalīgarbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
niḥsāraḥ -
niḥsāra (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayaḥ -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]