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 4.103

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ततः श्रुत्वा राजा विषयविमुखं तस्य तु मनो न शिश्ये तां रात्रिं हृदयगतशल्यो गज इव ।
अथ श्रान्तो मन्त्रे बहुविविधमार्गे ससचिवो न सो ऽन्यत्कामेभ्यो नियमनमपश्यत्सुतमतेः ॥ १०३ ॥

tataḥ śrutvā rājā viṣayavimukhaṃ tasya tu mano na śiśye tāṃ rātriṃ hṛdayagataśalyo gaja iva |
atha śrānto mantre bahuvividhamārge sasacivo na so 'nyatkāmebhyo niyamanamapaśyatsutamateḥ || 103 ||

Then the king, when he heard how his mind turned away from all objects of sense, could not lie down all that night, like an elephant with an arrow in its heart; but wearied in all sorts of consultation, he and his ministers could find no other means beside these (despised) pleasures to restrain his son's purpose.
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 (4.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Raja, Vishaya, Vimukha, Mana, Manas, Rat, Hridayagata, Shali, Shalya, Gaja, Iva, Atha, Shranta, Shrat, Mantri, Mantra, Bahuvi, Vidhama, Arga, Sasaciva, Sah, Anyatkama, Niyamana, Apashyat, Tamata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.103). 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: “tataḥ śrutvā rājā viṣayavimukhaṃ tasya tu mano na śiśye tāṃ rātriṃ hṛdayagataśalyo gaja iva ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vimukham -
vimukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vimukha (noun, neuter)

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

vimukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śiśye -
√śi (verb class 3)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√śi (verb class 5)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√śī (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√śī (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√śī (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rāt -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
rim -
hṛdayagata -
hṛdayagata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hṛdayagata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śalyo* -
śalī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śalya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
gaja* -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “atha śrānto mantre bahuvividhamārge sasacivo na so 'nyatkāmebhyo niyamanamapaśyatsutamateḥ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śrānto* -
śrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 2 verb]

√śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śram class 4 verb]
mantre -
mantṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

mantra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mantri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bahuvi -
bahuvi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahuvi (noun, neuter)

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

bahuvi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vidhamā -
vidhama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arge -
arga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sasacivo* -
sasaciva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anyatkāmebhyo* -
anyatkāma (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

anyatkāma (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
niyamanam -
niyamana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niyamana (noun, neuter)

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

niyamanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apaśyatsu -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

apaśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
tamate -
tamata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tamata (noun, neuter)

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

tamatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]