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 11.21

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ज्ञेया विपत्कामिनि कामसम्पत्सिद्धेषु कामेषु मदं ह्युपैति ।
मदादकार्यं कुरुते न कार्यं येन क्षतो दुर्गतिमभ्युपैति ॥ २१ ॥

jñeyā vipatkāmini kāmasampatsiddheṣu kāmeṣu madaṃ hyupaiti |
madādakāryaṃ kurute na kāryaṃ yena kṣato durgatimabhyupaiti || 21 ||

'Success in pleasure is to be considered a misery in the man of pleasure, for he becomes intoxicated when his desired pleasures are attained; through intoxication he does what should not be done, not what should be done; and being wounded thereby he falls into a miserable end.
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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 (11.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jneya, Vipad, Kamin, Kamini, Kama, Sampad, Sampat, Siddha, Mada, Upa, Akarya, Kuruta, Karya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Kshata, Durgati, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.21). 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: “jñeyā vipatkāmini kāmasampatsiddheṣu kāmeṣu madaṃ hyupaiti ”
jñeyā* -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jñeyā (noun, feminine)

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

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
vipat -
vipad (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
kāmini -
kāminī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

kāmin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāmin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kāma -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sampat -
sampad (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sampat (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
siddheṣu -
siddha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

siddha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
kāmeṣu -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
madam -
mada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mada (noun, neuter)

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

madā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hyu -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
upai -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “madādakāryaṃ kurute na kāryaṃ yena kṣato durgatimabhyupaiti ”
madād -
mada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
akāryam -
akārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akārya (noun, neuter)

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

akāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kurute -
kurutā (noun, feminine)

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

kuruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kuruta (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāryam -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

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

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṣato* -
kṣata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
durgatim -
durgati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

durgati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
abhyu -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
upai -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]