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 5.39

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इति भूमिपतिर्निशम्य तस्य व्यवसायं तनयस्य निर्मुमुक्षोः ।
अभिधाय न यास्यतीति भूयो विदधे रक्षणमुत्तमांश्च कामान् ॥ ३९ ॥

iti bhūmipatirniśamya tasya vyavasāyaṃ tanayasya nirmumukṣoḥ |
abhidhāya na yāsyatīti bhūyo vidadhe rakṣaṇamuttamāṃśca kāmān || 39 ||

The monarch, having heard this resolve of his son longing for liberation, and having again exclaimed, 'He shall not go,' set guards round him and the highest pleasures.
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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 (5.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Bhumipati, Nisham, Nisha, Tad, Vyavasaya, Tanaya, Nirmumukshu, Abhidhaya, Yasyat, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Rakshana, Uttama, Kama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “iti bhūmipatirniśamya tasya vyavasāyaṃ tanayasya nirmumukṣoḥ ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhūmipatir -
bhūmipati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
niśam -
niśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

niśa (noun, neuter)

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

niśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ya -
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]
vyavasāyam -
vyavasāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tanayasya -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tanaya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nirmumukṣoḥ -
nirmumukṣu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

nirmumukṣu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “abhidhāya na yāsyatīti bhūyo vidadhe rakṣaṇamuttamāṃśca kāmān ”
abhidhāya -
abhidhāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāsyatī -
√yā -> yāsyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)

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

√yā (verb class 2)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhūyo* -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
rakṣaṇam -
rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uttamāṃś -
uttama (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāmān -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]