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 5.76

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सुलभाः खलु संयुगे सहाया विषयावाप्तसुखे धनार्जने वा ।
पुरुषस्य तु दुर्लभाः सहायाः पतितस्यापदि धर्मसंश्रये वा ॥ ७६ ॥

sulabhāḥ khalu saṃyuge sahāyā viṣayāvāptasukhe dhanārjane vā |
puruṣasya tu durlabhāḥ sahāyāḥ patitasyāpadi dharmasaṃśraye vā || 76 ||

'Companions are easy to be found in battle or in the happiness obtained by winning worldly objects or in attaining wealth; but companions are hard for a man to find who has fallen into misfortune or when he flies for refuge to Dharma.
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 (5.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sulabha, Khalu, Samyuga, Saha, Sahaya, Vishaya, Apta, Sukha, Dhanarjana, Purusha, Durlabha, Patita, Apad, Dharmasamshraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.76). 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: “sulabhāḥ khalu saṃyuge sahāyā viṣayāvāptasukhe dhanārjane vā ”
sulabhāḥ -
sulabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sulabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṃyuge -
saṃyuga (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
sahāyā* -
sahā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sahāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
viṣayāvā -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

āpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
sukhe -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dhanārjane -
dhanārjana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “puruṣasya tu durlabhāḥ sahāyāḥ patitasyāpadi dharmasaṃśraye vā ”
puruṣasya -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
durlabhāḥ -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

durlabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sahāyāḥ -
sahā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sahāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
patitasyā -
patita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

patita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
apadi -
apad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dharmasaṃśraye -
dharmasaṃśraya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]