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 2.54

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एवं स धर्मं विविधं चकार सद्भिर्निपातं श्रुतितश्च सिद्धम् ।
दृष्ट्वा कथं पुत्रमुखं सुतो मे वनं न यायादिति नाथमानः ॥ ५४ ॥

evaṃ sa dharmaṃ vividhaṃ cakāra sadbhirnipātaṃ śrutitaśca siddham |
dṛṣṭvā kathaṃ putramukhaṃ suto me vanaṃ na yāyāditi nāthamānaḥ || 54 ||

Thus did he practise the various observances as followed by the pious and established from revelation,—ever asking himself, 'now that he has seen the face of his son, how may my son be stopped from going to the forest?'
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 (2.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Dharma, Vividham, Vividha, Cakara, Sat, Sad, Nipata, Shrutitah, Siddha, Katham, Katha, Putra, Ukha, Sut, Suta, Asmad, Vana, Iti, Nathamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 2.54). 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: “evaṃ sa dharmaṃ vividhaṃ cakāra sadbhirnipātaṃ śrutitaśca siddham ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vividham -
vividham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vividha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vividha (noun, neuter)

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

vividhā (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]
sadbhir -
sat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nipātam -
nipāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śrutitaś -
śrutitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
siddham -
siddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

siddha (noun, neuter)

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

siddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā kathaṃ putramukhaṃ suto me vanaṃ na yāyāditi nāthamānaḥ ”
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
putram -
putra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

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

putrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ukham -
ukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
suto* -
sut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāyād -
√yā (verb class 2)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nāthamānaḥ -
nāthamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nāth -> nāthamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nāth class 1 verb]