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 11.49

तुष्ट्यर्थमेतच्च फलं यदीष्टमृते ऽपि राज्यान्मम तुष्टिरस्ति ।
तुष्टौ च सत्यां पुरुषस्य लोके सर्वे विशेषा ननु निर्विशेषाः ॥ ४९ ॥

tuṣṭyarthametacca phalaṃ yadīṣṭamṛte 'pi rājyānmama tuṣṭirasti |
tuṣṭau ca satyāṃ puruṣasya loke sarve viśeṣā nanu nirviśeṣāḥ || 49 ||

'And if all these fruits are desired for the sake of satisfaction, I can be satisfied without a kingdom; and if a man is once satisfied in this world, are not all distinctions indistinguishable?

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

Tushtyartha, Etad, Phala, Yadi, Yad, Ishtam, Ishta, Rite, Rita, Riti, Api, Rajya, Asmad, Tushti, Asti, Tushta, Sati, Satya, Purusha, Loka, Sarva, Vishesha, Nanu, Nirvishesha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.49). 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: “tuṣṭyarthametacca phalaṃ yadīṣṭamṛte 'pi rājyānmama tuṣṭirasti
  • tuṣṭyartham -
  • tuṣṭyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tuṣṭyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etac -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yadī -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • ṛte' -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rājyān -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rāj], [ablative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tuṣṭir -
  • tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tuṣṭau ca satyāṃ puruṣasya loke sarve viśeṣā nanu nirviśeṣāḥ
  • tuṣṭau -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tus class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tuś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satyām -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • puruṣasya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viśeṣā* -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nirviśeṣāḥ -
  • nirviśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirviśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 11.49

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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