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 4.37

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मधुरं गीतमन्वर्थं काचित्साभिनयं जगौ ।
तं स्वस्थं चोदयन्तीव वञ्चितो ऽसीत्यवेक्षितैः ॥ ३७ ॥

madhuraṃ gītamanvarthaṃ kācitsābhinayaṃ jagau |
taṃ svasthaṃ codayantīva vañcito 'sītyavekṣitaiḥ || 37 ||

Another sang a sweet song easily understood and with the proper gesticulations, rousing him, self-subdued though he was, by her glances, as saying, 'O how thou art deluded.'
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 (4.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madhuram, Madhura, Gita, Anvartha, Acit, Sabhinayam, Svastha, Codayat, Codayanti, Iva, Vancita, Asi, Itya, Vekshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.37). 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: “madhuraṃ gītamanvarthaṃ kācitsābhinayaṃ jagau ”
madhuram -
madhuram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhura (noun, neuter)

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

madhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gītam -
gīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gīta (noun, neuter)

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

gītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anvartham -
anvartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anvartha (noun, neuter)

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

anvarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
jagau -
√gā (verb class 2)

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

√gā (verb class 3)

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

√gā (verb class 1)

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

√gā (verb class 2)

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

√gā (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “taṃ svasthaṃ codayantīva vañcito 'sītyavekṣitaiḥ ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
svastham -
svastha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svastha (noun, neuter)

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

svasthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
codayantī -
√cud -> codayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √cud], [adverb from √cud]

√cud -> codayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √cud], [nominative plural from √cud], [vocative dual from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud], [accusative dual from √cud], [accusative plural from √cud]

√cud -> codayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √cud], [vocative single from √cud]

√cud (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vañcito' -
vañcita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vañc -> vañcita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vañc]
asī -
asi (noun, feminine)

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

asi (noun, masculine)

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

asī (noun, feminine)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
itya -
itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
vekṣitaiḥ -
√vekṣ -> vekṣita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √vekṣ class 10 verb]

√vekṣ -> vekṣita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √vekṣ class 10 verb]