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 1.84

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आर्येण मार्गेण तु यास्यतीति चिन्ताविधेयं हृदयं चकार ।
न खल्वसौ न प्रियधर्मपक्षः सन्ताननाशात्तु भयं ददर्श ॥ ८४ ॥

āryeṇa mārgeṇa tu yāsyatīti cintāvidheyaṃ hṛdayaṃ cakāra |
na khalvasau na priyadharmapakṣaḥ santānanāśāttu bhayaṃ dadarśa || 84 ||

But he let his heart be influenced by the thought, 'he will travel by the noble path,'—he was not in truth averse to religion, yet still he saw alarm at the prospect of losing his child.
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 (1.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arya, Marga, Yasyat, Iti, Cintavidheya, Hridaya, Cakara, Khalu, Khalva, Asi, Asu, Adah, Priya, Dharma, Dharman, Paksha, Pakshas, Santana, Nasha, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.84). 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: “āryeṇa mārgeṇa tu yāsyatīti cintāvidheyaṃ hṛdayaṃ cakāra ”
āryeṇa -
ārya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ārya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mārgeṇa -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yāsyatī -
√yā -> yāsyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [locative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā (verb class 2)

[future active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
cintāvidheyam -
cintāvidheya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cintāvidheya (noun, neuter)

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

cintāvidheyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hṛdayam -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cakāra -
cakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṝ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṝ (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “na khalvasau na priyadharmapakṣaḥ santānanāśāttu bhayaṃ dadarśa ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khalva -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khalu (noun, masculine)

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

khalu (noun, feminine)

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

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
priya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharma -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pakṣaḥ -
pakṣas (noun, neuter)

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

pakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
santāna -
santāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāśāt -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

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

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dadarśa -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]