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 3.29

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इत्येवमुक्तः स रथप्रणेता निवेदयामास नृपात्मजाय ।
संरक्ष्यमप्यर्थमदोषदर्शी तैरेव देवैः कृतबुद्धिमोहः ॥ २९ ॥

ityevamuktaḥ sa rathapraṇetā nivedayāmāsa nṛpātmajāya |
saṃrakṣyamapyarthamadoṣadarśī taireva devaiḥ kṛtabuddhimohaḥ || 29 ||

Thus addressed, the charioteer revealed to the king's son the secret that should have been kept so carefully, thinking no harm in his simplicity, for those same gods had bewildered his mind:
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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 (3.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Rathapranetri, Nripatmaja, Samrakshya, Api, Apya, Artha, Adoshadarshin, Taira, Iva, Deva, Kritabuddhi, Oha, Ohas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.29). 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: “ityevamuktaḥ sa rathapraṇetā nivedayāmāsa nṛpātmajāya ”
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

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

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
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]
uktaḥ -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rathapraṇetā -
rathapraṇetṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vedayāmā -
√vid (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]

√vid (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
nṛpātmajāya -
nṛpātmaja (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

nṛpātmaja (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
Line 2: “saṃrakṣyamapyarthamadoṣadarśī taireva devaiḥ kṛtabuddhimohaḥ ”
saṃrakṣyam -
saṃrakṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃrakṣya (noun, neuter)

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

saṃrakṣyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
adoṣadarśī -
adoṣadarśin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
taire -
taira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
devaiḥ -
deva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kṛtabuddhim -
kṛtabuddhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kṛtabuddhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ohaḥ -
ohas (noun, neuter)

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

oha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]