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 5.23

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स जरामरणक्षयं चिकीर्षुर्वनवासाय मतिं स्मृतौ निधाय ।
प्रविवेश पुनः पुरं न कामाद्वनभूमेरिव मण्डलं द्विपेन्द्रः ॥ २३ ॥

sa jarāmaraṇakṣayaṃ cikīrṣurvanavāsāya matiṃ smṛtau nidhāya |
praviveśa punaḥ puraṃ na kāmādvanabhūmeriva maṇḍalaṃ dvipendraḥ || 23 ||

Ever seeking to make an end of old age and death, fixing his thoughts in memory on dwelling in the woods, he entered the city again but with no feelings of longing, like an elephant entering an exercise-ground after roaming in a forest-land.
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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 (5.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaramarana, Kshaya, Cikirshu, Vanavasa, Mati, Smrita, Smriti, Nidhaya, Pra, Puna, Pur, Pura, Kamat, Kama, Vanabhumi, Iva, Mandala, Dvipendra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “sa jarāmaraṇakṣayaṃ cikīrṣurvanavāsāya matiṃ smṛtau nidhāya ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jarāmaraṇa -
jarāmaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarāmaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣayam -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cikīrṣur -
cikīrṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

cikīrṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vanavāsāya -
vanavāsa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vanavāsa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
matim -
mati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
smṛtau -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

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

smṛti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
nidhāya -
nidhāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “praviveśa punaḥ puraṃ na kāmādvanabhūmeriva maṇḍalaṃ dvipendraḥ ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
viveśa -
√viś (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√viś (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāmād -
kāmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vanabhūmer -
vanabhūmi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
maṇḍalam -
maṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maṇḍala (noun, neuter)

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

maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvipendraḥ -
dvipendra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]