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 5.18

< Previous

Next >

जगति क्षयधर्मके मुमुक्षुर्मृगये ऽहं शिवमक्षयं पदं तत् ।
अजनो ऽन्यजनैरतुल्यबुद्धिर्विषयेभ्यो विनिवृत्तरागदोषः ॥ १८ ॥

jagati kṣayadharmake mumukṣurmṛgaye 'haṃ śivamakṣayaṃ padaṃ tat |
ajano 'nyajanairatulyabuddhirviṣayebhyo vinivṛttarāgadoṣaḥ || 18 ||

'Desiring liberation in a world subject to destruction, I seek that happy indestructible abode, isolated from mankind, with my thoughts unlike those of others, and with my sinful passions turned away from all objects of sense.
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 (5.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jagat, Jagati, Kshaya, Dharmaka, Mumukshu, Mrigaya, Aha, Asmad, Shivam, Shiva, Akshaya, Pada, Tat, Tad, Ajana, Anyajana, Atulya, Buddhi, Vishaya, Vinivritta, Ragada, Ush, Usha, Ushas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.18). 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: “jagati kṣayadharmake mumukṣurmṛgaye 'haṃ śivamakṣayaṃ padaṃ tat ”
jagati -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣan]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dharmake -
dharmaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dharmaka (noun, neuter)

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

dharmakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mumukṣur -
mumukṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mumukṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mṛgaye' -
mṛgaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mṛgayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
śivam -
śivam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

śivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
akṣayam -
akṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

akṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣi (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ajano 'nyajanairatulyabuddhirviṣayebhyo vinivṛttarāgadoṣaḥ ”
ajano' -
ajana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
anyajanair -
anyajana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

anyajana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
atulya -
atulya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atulya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viṣayebhyo* -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
vinivṛtta -
vinivṛtta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vinivṛtta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rāgado -
rāgada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāgada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāgadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uṣaḥ -
uṣas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uṣas (noun, neuter)

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

uṣ (noun, feminine)

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

uṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]