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 6.12

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इत्युक्त्वा स महाबाहुरनुशंसचिकीर्षया ।
भूषणान्यवमुच्यास्मै सन्तप्तमनसे ददौ ॥ १२ ॥

ityuktvā sa mahābāhuranuśaṃsacikīrṣayā |
bhūṣaṇānyavamucyāsmai santaptamanase dadau || 12 ||

Thus having spoken, the mighty hero in his desire to show perfect gentleness unloosed his ornaments and gave them to the other, who was deeply grieved.
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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 (6.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Uktva, Mahabahu, Anushamsa, Cikirsha, Bhushana, Ava, Idam, Santapta, Anas, Anasa, Dad, Dada, Dadi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.12). 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: “ityuktvā sa mahābāhuranuśaṃsacikīrṣayā ”
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uktvā -
uktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahābāhur -
mahābāhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mahābāhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anuśaṃsa -
anuśaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
cikīrṣayā -
cikīrṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “bhūṣaṇānyavamucyāsmai santaptamanase dadau ”
bhūṣaṇānya -
bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]
ucyā -
√uc -> ucya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √uc]

√vac -> ucya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√vac -> ucya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√uc (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
asmai -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[dative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[dative single]
santaptam -
santapta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

santapta (noun, neuter)

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

santaptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anase -
anas (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

anasa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anasa (noun, neuter)

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

√nas (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
dadau -
dad (noun, masculine)

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

dada (noun, masculine)

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

dadi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dadi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√dā (verb class 1)

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

√dā (verb class 3)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

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

√dā (verb class 4)

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

√dai (verb class 1)

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

√de (verb class 1)

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