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 12.103

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ध्यानप्रवर्तनाद्धर्माः प्राप्यन्ते यैरवाप्यते ।
दुर्लभं शान्तमजरं परं तदमृतं पदम् ॥ १०३ ॥

dhyānapravartanāddharmāḥ prāpyante yairavāpyate |
durlabhaṃ śāntamajaraṃ paraṃ tadamṛtaṃ padam || 103 ||

'By contemplation are obtained those conditions through which is eventually gained that supreme calm, undecaying, immortal state, which is so hard to be reached.'
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 (12.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhyana, Pravartana, Harman, Prapin, Prapya, Anta, Anti, Yah, Yat, Avapya, Tad, Yushmad, Durlabha, Shanta, Ajara, Param, Para, Tadam, Tada, Ritam, Rita, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.103). 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: “dhyānapravartanāddharmāḥ prāpyante yairavāpyate ”
dhyāna -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravartanāddh -
pravartana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pravartana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
harmā -
harman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
prāpya -
prāpin (noun, masculine)

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

prāpin (noun, neuter)

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

prāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ante -
anta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

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

antā (noun, feminine)

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

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
yair -
ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
avāpya -
avāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “durlabhaṃ śāntamajaraṃ paraṃ tadamṛtaṃ padam ”
durlabham -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durlabha (noun, neuter)

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

durlabhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śāntam -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

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

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
ajaram -
ajara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajara (noun, neuter)

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

ajarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tadam -
tadam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ṛtam -
ṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

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