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 11.40

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यः पित्तदाहेन विदह्यमानः शीतक्रियां भोग इति व्यवस्येत् ।
दुःखप्रतीकारविधौ प्रवृत्तः कामेषु कुर्यात्स हि भोगसञ्ज्ञाम् ॥ ४० ॥

yaḥ pittadāhena vidahyamānaḥ śītakriyāṃ bhoga iti vyavasyet |
duḥkhapratīkāravidhau pravṛttaḥ kāmeṣu kuryātsa hi bhogasañjñām || 40 ||

'He who, when burned with the heat of bilious fever, maintains that cold appliances are an enjoyment, when he is only engaged in alleviating pain,—he indeed might give the name of enjoyment to pleasures.
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 (11.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Pittadaha, Vida, Shitakriya, Bhoga, Iti, Duhkhapratikara, Vidh, Vidha, Vidhi, Vidhu, Pravritta, Kama, Sanjna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.40). 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: “yaḥ pittadāhena vidahyamānaḥ śītakriyāṃ bhoga iti vyavasyet ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pittadāhena -
pittadāha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
vida -
vida (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vida (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
amānaḥ -
√mān (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
śītakriyām -
śītakriyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhoga* -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vyava -
vyava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
syet -
√sā (verb class 4)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “duḥkhapratīkāravidhau pravṛttaḥ kāmeṣu kuryātsa hi bhogasañjñām ”
duḥkhapratīkāra -
duḥkhapratīkāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhau -
vidh (noun, masculine)

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

vidha (noun, masculine)

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

vidhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
pravṛttaḥ -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāmeṣu -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
kuryāt -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhoga -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sañjñām -
sañjñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]