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 5.69

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हृदि या मम तुष्टिरद्य जाता व्यवसायश्च यथा धृतौ निविष्टः ।
विजने ऽपि च नाथवानिवास्मि ध्रुवमर्थो ऽभिमुखः स मे य इष्टः ॥ ६९ ॥

hṛdi yā mama tuṣṭiradya jātā vyavasāyaśca yathā dhṛtau niviṣṭaḥ |
vijane 'pi ca nāthavānivāsmi dhruvamartho 'bhimukhaḥ sa me ya iṣṭaḥ || 69 ||

'Since such is the firm content which to-day is produced in my heart, and since my determination is settled in calm resolve, and since even in loneliness I seem to possess a guide,—verily the end which I desire is now before me.
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 (5.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hrid, Asmad, Tushti, Adya, Jata, Vyavasaya, Yatha, Dhrit, Dhrita, Dhriti, Nivishta, Vijana, Api, Nathavat, Iva, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Artha, Abhimukha, Yah, Ishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.69). 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: “hṛdi yā mama tuṣṭiradya jātā vyavasāyaśca yathā dhṛtau niviṣṭaḥ ”
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
tuṣṭir -
tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātā* -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
vyavasāyaś -
vyavasāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhṛtau -
dhṛt (noun, masculine)

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

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

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

dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dhṛti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
niviṣṭaḥ -
niviṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vijane 'pi ca nāthavānivāsmi dhruvamartho 'bhimukhaḥ sa me ya iṣṭaḥ ”
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]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāthavān -
nāthavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
artho' -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhimukhaḥ -
abhimukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
ya* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iṣṭaḥ -
iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb]