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 1.62

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प्रयोजनं यत्तु ममोपयाने तन्मे शृणु प्रीतिमुपेहि च त्वम् ।
दिव्या मया दिव्यपथे श्रुता वाग्बोधाय जातस्तनयस्तवेति ॥ ६२ ॥

prayojanaṃ yattu mamopayāne tanme śṛṇu prītimupehi ca tvam |
divyā mayā divyapathe śrutā vāgbodhāya jātastanayastaveti || 62 ||

'But hear now the motive for my coming and rejoice thereat; a heavenly voice has been heard by me in the heavenly path, that thy son has been born for the sake of supreme knowledge.
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 (1.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prayojana, Yat, Yad, Asmad, Mama, Upayana, Priti, Upa, Tva, Yushmad, Divi, Divya, Maya, Div, Apatha, Apathin, Shruta, Vac, Bodha, Jatri, Jata, Tanaya, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.62). 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: “prayojanaṃ yattu mamopayāne tanme śṛṇu prītimupehi ca tvam ”
prayojanam -
prayojana (noun, neuter)

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

prayojanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mamo -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
upayāne -
upayāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tanme -
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
prītim -
prīti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
upe -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “divyā mayā divyapathe śrutā vāgbodhāya jātastanayastaveti ”
divyā* -
divī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

divya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
divya -
divi (noun, masculine)

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

divī (noun, feminine)

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

divya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√div -> divya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √div]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
apathe -
apatha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apatha (noun, neuter)

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

apathā (noun, feminine)

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

apathin (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
śrutā* -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śrutā (noun, feminine)

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

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
vāg -
vāc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
bodhāya -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
jātas -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
tanayas -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tave -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]