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 4.98

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अहं पुनर्भीरुरतीवविक्लवो जराविपद्व्याधिभयं विचिन्तयन् ।
लभे न शान्तिं न धृतिं कुतो रतिं निशामयन् दीप्तमिवाग्निना जगत् ॥ ९८ ॥

ahaṃ punarbhīruratīvaviklavo jarāvipadvyādhibhayaṃ vicintayan |
labhe na śāntiṃ na dhṛtiṃ kuto ratiṃ niśāmayan dīptamivāgninā jagat || 98 ||

'But I am fearful and exceedingly bewildered, as I ponder the terrors of old age, death, and disease; I can find no peace, no self-command, much less can I find pleasure, while I see the world as it were ablaze with fire.
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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 (4.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Punar, Bhiru, Ativa, Viklava, Jara, Vyadhibhaya, Cinta, Yat, Labha, Shanti, Dhriti, Kutah, Kuta, Rati, Dipta, Iva, Agni, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.98). 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: “ahaṃ punarbhīruratīvaviklavo jarāvipadvyādhibhayaṃ vicintayan ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhīrur -
bhīru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atīva -
atīva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atīva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
viklavo* -
viklava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jarā -
jara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
avipad -
avipad (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vyādhibhayam -
vyādhibhaya (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cinta -
cinta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cint (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “labhe na śāntiṃ na dhṛtiṃ kuto ratiṃ niśāmayan dīptamivāgninā jagat ”
labhe -
labha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

labha (noun, neuter)

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

labhā (noun, feminine)

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

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāntim -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhṛtim -
dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dhṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ratim -
rati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
niśāmayan -
niśāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dīptam -
dīpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīpta (noun, neuter)

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

dīptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
agninā -
agni (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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