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 4.61

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वियुज्यमाने ऽपि तरौ पुष्पैरपि फलैरपि ।
पतति च्छिद्यमाने वा तरुरन्यो न शोचते ॥ ६१ ॥

viyujyamāne 'pi tarau puṣpairapi phalairapi |
patati cchidyamāne vā taruranyo na śocate || 61 ||

'(So) even when a tree is deprived of its flowers and fruits, or if it is cut down and falls, no other tree sorrows.'
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 (4.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yujyamana, Api, Tara, Tari, Taru, Pushpa, Phala, Patat, Tarus, Ani, Shocat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.61). 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: “viyujyamāne 'pi tarau puṣpairapi phalairapi ”
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yujyamāne' -
√yuj -> yujyamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yujyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yujyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tarau -
tara (noun, masculine)

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

tari (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

taru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

taru (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
puṣpair -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
phalair -
phala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

phala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “patati cchidyamāne vā taruranyo na śocate ”
patati -
patat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Cannot analyse cchidyamāne*vā
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tarur -
tarus (noun, neuter)

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

taru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

taru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anyo* -
anī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śocate -
√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]

√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]