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 4.99

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असंशयं मृत्युरिति प्रजानतो नरस्य रागो हृदि यस्य जायते ।
अयोमयीं तस्य परैमि चेतनां महाभये रक्षति यो न रोदिति ॥ ९९ ॥

asaṃśayaṃ mṛtyuriti prajānato narasya rāgo hṛdi yasya jāyate |
ayomayīṃ tasya paraimi cetanāṃ mahābhaye rakṣati yo na roditi || 99 ||

'If desire arises in the heart of the man, who knows that death is certain,—I think that his soul must be made of iron, who restrains it in this great terror and does not weep.'
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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 (4.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asamshayam, Asamshaya, Mrityu, Iti, Praja, Atah, Nara, Raga, Hrid, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Jayat, Ayomayi, Tad, Para, Cetana, Mahabhaya, Rakshat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.99). 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: “asaṃśayaṃ mṛtyuriti prajānato narasya rāgo hṛdi yasya jāyate ”
asaṃśayam -
asaṃśayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asaṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mṛtyur -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prajān -
praja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ato* -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
narasya -
nara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
rāgo* -
rāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “ayomayīṃ tasya paraimi cetanāṃ mahābhaye rakṣati yo na roditi ”
ayomayīm -
ayomayī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
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]
parai -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
emi -
√i (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
cetanām -
cetanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mahābhaye -
mahābhaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahābhaya (noun, neuter)

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

mahābhayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rakṣati -
√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
roditi -
√rud (verb class 2)

[present active third single]