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 1.80

स्वैर्मोहपाशैः परिवेष्टितस्य दुःखाभिभूतस्य निराश्रयस्य ।
लोकस्य सम्बुध्य च धर्मराजः करिष्यते बन्धनमोक्षमेषः ॥ ८० ॥

svairmohapāśaiḥ pariveṣṭitasya duḥkhābhibhūtasya nirāśrayasya |
lokasya sambudhya ca dharmarājaḥ kariṣyate bandhanamokṣameṣaḥ || 80 ||

'He, the king of the Law, when he has attained to supreme knowledge, will achieve the deliverance from its bonds of the world now overcome by misery, destitute of every refuge, and enveloped in its own chains of delusion.

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

Sva, Mohapasha, Pariveshtita, Duhkha, Abhibhuta, Nirashraya, Loka, Sambu, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Karishyat, Karishyata, Bandhana, Moksha, Esha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “svairmohapāśaiḥ pariveṣṭitasya duḥkhābhibhūtasya nirāśrayasya
  • svair -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mohapāśaiḥ -
  • mohapāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pariveṣṭitasya -
  • pariveṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pariveṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • duḥkhā -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhibhūtasya -
  • abhibhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    abhibhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nirāśrayasya -
  • nirāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nirāśraya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “lokasya sambudhya ca dharmarājaḥ kariṣyate bandhanamokṣameṣaḥ
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • sambu -
  • sambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhya -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmarājaḥ -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kariṣyate -
  • kariṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kariṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kariṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future middle third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future middle third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future middle third single]
  • bandhana -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mokṣam -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eṣaḥ -
  • eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 1.80

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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