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 6.24

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अपि नैर्गुण्यमस्माकं वाच्यं नरपतौ त्वया ।
नैर्गुण्यात्त्यज्यते स्नेहः स्नेहत्यागान्न शोच्यते ॥ २४ ॥

api nairguṇyamasmākaṃ vācyaṃ narapatau tvayā |
nairguṇyāttyajyate snehaḥ snehatyāgānna śocyate || 24 ||

'Yea, do thou repeat to the king our utter unworthiness; through unworthiness affection is lost,—and where affection is lost, there is no sorrow.'
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 (6.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Nairgunya, Asmaka, Asmad, Vacya, Narapati, Tva, Yushmad, Sneha, Snehat, Aga, Anna, Shocyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.24). 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: “api nairguṇyamasmākaṃ vācyaṃ narapatau tvayā ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nairguṇyam -
nairguṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nairguṇya (noun, neuter)

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

nairguṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asmākam -
asmāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asmāka (noun, neuter)

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

asmākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive plural]
vācyam -
vācya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vācya (noun, neuter)

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

vācyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √vac]

√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √vac]

√vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √vac]

√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac]

√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
narapatau -
narapati (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “nairguṇyāttyajyate snehaḥ snehatyāgānna śocyate ”
nairguṇyāt -
nairguṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

nairguṇya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tyajyate -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
snehaḥ -
sneha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
snehatyā -
√snih -> snehat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √snih class 1 verb]

√snih -> snehat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √snih class 1 verb], [locative single from √snih class 1 verb]

√snih (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
āgā -
āgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ag (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
anna -
anna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śocyate -
śocyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√śuc (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]

√śuc (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]