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 3.50

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भूयश्च तस्मै विदधे सुताय विशेषयुक्तं विषयप्रकारम् ।
चलेन्द्रियत्वादपि नापि शक्तो नास्मान्विजह्यादिति नाथमानः ॥ ५० ॥

bhūyaśca tasmai vidadhe sutāya viśeṣayuktaṃ viṣayaprakāram |
calendriyatvādapi nāpi śakto nāsmānvijahyāditi nāthamānaḥ || 50 ||

And once more he arranged for his son all kinds of worldly enjoyments to their highest point; imploring in his heart, 'Would that he might not be able to forsake us, even though rendered unable only through the restlessness of his senses.'
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 (3.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Tad, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Suta, Vishesha, Yuktam, Yukta, Vishaya, Prakara, Calendriya, Tva, Api, Nri, Shakta, Asmad, Asma, Vija, 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 3.50). 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: “bhūyaśca tasmai vidadhe sutāya viśeṣayuktaṃ viṣayaprakāram ”
bhūyaś -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tasmai -
tad (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
vida -
vida (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vida (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
dhe -
dha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

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

dhā (noun, feminine)

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

dhā (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sutāya -
suta (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

suta (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sū class 2 verb]
viśeṣa -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuktam -
yuktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yukta (noun, neuter)

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

yuktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prakāram -
prakāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “calendriyatvādapi nāpi śakto nāsmānvijahyāditi nāthamānaḥ ”
calendriya -
calendriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

calendriya (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śakto* -
śakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmān -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural]

asma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vija -
vija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vij (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ād -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative 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]