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 10.30

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तस्मात्त्रिवर्गस्य निषेवणेन त्वं रूपमेतत्सफलं कुरुष्व ।
धर्मार्थकामाधिगमं ह्यनूनं नृणामनूनं पुरुषार्थमाहुः ॥ ३० ॥

tasmāttrivargasya niṣevaṇena tvaṃ rūpametatsaphalaṃ kuruṣva |
dharmārthakāmādhigamaṃ hyanūnaṃ nṛṇāmanūnaṃ puruṣārthamāhuḥ || 30 ||

'Do thou therefore by pursuing the three objects of life, cause this beauty of thine to bear its fruit; they say that when the attainment of religion, wealth, and pleasure is complete in all its parts, then the end of man is complete.
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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 (10.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Trivarga, Nishevana, Tva, Yushmad, Rupa, Etad, Saphala, Dharmarthakama, Adhigama, Anuna, Nunam, Purushartha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 10.30). 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: “tasmāttrivargasya niṣevaṇena tvaṃ rūpametatsaphalaṃ kuruṣva ”
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
trivargasya -
trivarga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
niṣevaṇena -
niṣevaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saphalam -
saphala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saphala (noun, neuter)

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

saphalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kuruṣva -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative middle second single]
Line 2: “dharmārthakāmādhigamaṃ hyanūnaṃ nṛṇāmanūnaṃ puruṣārthamāhuḥ ”
dharmārthakāmā -
dharmārthakāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharmārthakāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adhigamam -
adhigama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
anūnam -
anūna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anūna (noun, neuter)

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

anūnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nṛṇāma -
√nṝ (verb class 9)

[imperative active first plural]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
puruṣārtham -
puruṣārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āhuḥ -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]