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 8.85

यदि तु नृवर कार्य एव यत्नस्त्वरितमुदाहर यावदत्र यावः ।
बहुविधमिह युद्धमस्तु तावत्तव तनयस्य विधेश्च तस्य तस्य ॥ ८५ ॥

yadi tu nṛvara kārya eva yatnastvaritamudāhara yāvadatra yāvaḥ |
bahuvidhamiha yuddhamastu tāvattava tanayasya vidheśca tasya tasya || 85 ||

'But if, O best of men, the effort must be made, quickly speak the word, we two will at once go together; let the battle be waged in every way with thy son and his fate whatever it be.'

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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 (8.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Nrivara, Kari, Karya, Eva, Yatna, Tvarita, Uda, Ahara, Yavat, Atra, Yava, Bahuvidha, Iha, Yuddha, Astu, Tavat, Yushmad, Tanaya, Vidhi, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yadi tu nṛvara kārya eva yatnastvaritamudāhara yāvadatra yāvaḥ
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nṛvara -
  • nṛvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārya* -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatnas -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvaritam -
  • tvarita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tvarita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tvaritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
  • udā -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahara -
  • ahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvaḥ -
  • yāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • Line 2: “bahuvidhamiha yuddhamastu tāvattava tanayasya vidheśca tasya tasya
  • bahuvidham -
  • bahuvidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahuvidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahuvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • tanayasya -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tanaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vidheś -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 8.85

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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