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 6.23

एवमादि त्वया सौम्य विज्ञाप्यो वसुधाधिपः ।
प्रयतेथास्तथा चैव यथा मां न स्मरेदपि ॥ २३ ॥

evamādi tvayā saumya vijñāpyo vasudhādhipaḥ |
prayatethāstathā caiva yathā māṃ na smaredapi || 23 ||

'Do thou address the king, O friend, with these and such-like words; and do thou use thy efforts so that he may not even remember me.

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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 (6.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evamadi, Tva, Yushmad, Saumya, Vijnapya, Vasudhadhipa, Prayata, Prayati, Prayat, Tatha, Yatha, Asmad, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.23). 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: “evamādi tvayā saumya vijñāpyo vasudhādhipaḥ
  • evamādi -
  • evamādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    evamādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    evamādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • saumya -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijñāpyo* -
  • vijñāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasudhādhipaḥ -
  • vasudhādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prayatethāstathā caiva yathā māṃ na smaredapi
  • prayate -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    prayata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prayatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prayati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb], [dative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb], [dative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • īthās -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle second single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smared -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 6.23

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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