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 2.10

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यच्च प्रतिभ्वो विभवे ऽपि शक्ये न प्रार्थयन्ति स्म नराः परेभ्यः ।
अभ्यर्थितः सूक्ष्मधनो ऽपि चायं तदा न कश्चिद्विमुखो बभूव ॥ १० ॥

yacca pratibhvo vibhave 'pi śakye na prārthayanti sma narāḥ parebhyaḥ |
abhyarthitaḥ sūkṣmadhano 'pi cāyaṃ tadā na kaścidvimukho babhūva || 10 ||

And whereas men do not willingly ask from others, even where a surety's property is available,—at that time even one possessed of slender means turned not his face away when solicited.
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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 (2.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Pratibhu, Vibhava, Vibhu, Api, Shakya, Prartha, Sma, Nara, Para, Abhyarthita, Sukshma, Dhana, Dhanu, Caya, Tada, Kah, Cit, Vimukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 2.10). 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: “yacca pratibhvo vibhave 'pi śakye na prārthayanti sma narāḥ parebhyaḥ ”
yac -
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]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratibhvo* -
pratibhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
vibhave' -
vibhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vibhava (noun, neuter)

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

vibhavā (noun, feminine)

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

vibhu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vibhu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śakye -
śakya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śakya (noun, neuter)

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

śakyā (noun, feminine)

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

√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [locative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak (verb class 5)

[present passive first single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanti -
yanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

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

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
parebhyaḥ -
para (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

para (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
Line 2: “abhyarthitaḥ sūkṣmadhano 'pi cāyaṃ tadā na kaścidvimukho babhūva ”
abhyarthitaḥ -
abhyarthita (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sūkṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhano' -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhanu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

dhanu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cāyam -
cāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cāya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

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

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vimukho* -
vimukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

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