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 6.37

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किं हि वक्ष्यति राजा मां त्वदृते नगरं गतम् ।
वक्ष्याम्युचितदर्शित्वात्किं तवान्तःपुराणि वा ॥ ३७ ॥

kiṃ hi vakṣyati rājā māṃ tvadṛte nagaraṃ gatam |
vakṣyāmyucitadarśitvātkiṃ tavāntaḥpurāṇi vā || 37 ||

'What will the king say to me, returning to the city without thee? or what shall I say to thy queens by way of telling them good news?
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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 (6.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Vakshyat, Raja, Asmad, Yushmad, Rite, Rita, Riti, Nagara, Gata, Ucitadarshitva, Tavas, Tas, Pura, Purani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.37). 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: “kiṃ hi vakṣyati rājā māṃ tvadṛte nagaraṃ gatam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vakṣyati -
√vac -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vah -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[future active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[future active third single]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future active third single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
tvad -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
nagaram -
nagaram (adverb)

[adverb]

nagara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vakṣyāmyucitadarśitvātkiṃ tavāntaḥpurāṇi vā ”
vakṣyāmyu -
√vac (verb class 2)

[future active first single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[future active first single]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future active first single]
ucitadarśitvāt -
ucitadarśitva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tavān -
tavas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
purāṇi -
purāṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pur (verb class 6)

[imperative active first single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]