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 5.19

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निवसन् क्वचिदेव वृक्षमूले विजने वायतने गिरौ वने वा ।
विचराम्यपरिग्रहो निराशः परमार्थाय यथोपपन्नभिक्षुः ॥ १९ ॥

nivasan kvacideva vṛkṣamūle vijane vāyatane girau vane vā |
vicarāmyaparigraho nirāśaḥ paramārthāya yathopapannabhikṣuḥ || 19 ||

'Dwelling anywhere, at the root of a tree, or in an uninhabited house, a mountain or a forest,—I wander without a family and without hope, a beggar ready for any fare, seeking only the highest good.'
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 (5.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasat, Kva, Acit, Eva, Vrikshamula, Vijana, Vayata, Gir, Gira, Giri, Vana, Vani, Vicara, Aparigraha, Nirasha, Paramartha, Yathopapanna, Bhikshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.19). 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: “nivasan kvacideva vṛkṣamūle vijane vāyatane girau vane vā ”
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vasan -
√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acid -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛkṣamūle -
vṛkṣamūla (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vijane -
vijana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vijana (noun, neuter)

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

vijanā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√vai (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
ne -
na (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

nā (noun, feminine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
girau -
gir (noun, feminine)

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

gir (noun, masculine)

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

gira (noun, masculine)

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

giri (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

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

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “vicarāmyaparigraho nirāśaḥ paramārthāya yathopapannabhikṣuḥ ”
vicarām -
vicarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
aparigraho* -
aparigraha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirāśaḥ -
nirāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paramārthāya -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
yathopapanna -
yathopapanna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yathopapanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhikṣuḥ -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]