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 6.11

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किमुक्त्वा बहु सङ्क्षेपात्कृतं मे सुमहत्प्रियम् ।
निवर्तस्वाश्वमादाय सम्प्राप्तो ऽस्मीप्सितं वनम् ॥ ११ ॥

kimuktvā bahu saṅkṣepātkṛtaṃ me sumahatpriyam |
nivartasvāśvamādāya samprāpto 'smīpsitaṃ vanam || 11 ||

'Why speak many words? in short, thou hast done me a very great kindness; take now my horse and return, I have attained the desired wood.'
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 (6.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Uktva, Bahu, Sankshepa, Krit, Krita, Asmad, Sumahat, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Nivarta, Svashu, Ama, Amat, Aya, Samprapta, Ipsita, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.11). 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: “kimuktvā bahu saṅkṣepātkṛtaṃ me sumahatpriyam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
uktvā -
uktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṅkṣepāt -
saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sumahat -
sumahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “nivartasvāśvamādāya samprāpto 'smīpsitaṃ vanam ”
nivarta -
nivarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nivarta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svāśva -
svāśu (noun, masculine)

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

svāśu (noun, neuter)

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

svāśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
amād -
ama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

amāt (noun, feminine)

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

amāt (noun, neuter)

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

√mā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
āya -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
samprāpto' -
samprāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmī -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
īpsitam -
īpsita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īpsita (noun, neuter)

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

īpsitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √āp]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √āp]

√āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √āp]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √āp]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]