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 6.38

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यदप्यात्थापि नैर्गुण्यं वाच्यं नरपताविति ।
किं तद्वक्ष्याम्यभूतं ते निर्दोषस्य मुनेरिव ॥ ३८ ॥

yadapyātthāpi nairguṇyaṃ vācyaṃ narapatāviti |
kiṃ tadvakṣyāmyabhūtaṃ te nirdoṣasya muneriva || 38 ||

'As for what thou saidst, "thou must repeat my unworthiness to the king"—how shall I speak what is false of thee as of a sage without a fault?
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 (6.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Apya, Tha, Api, Nairgunya, Vacya, Narapati, Iti, Kim, Kshi, Abhuta, Tad, Yushmad, Nirdosha, Muni, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.38). 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: “yadapyātthāpi nairguṇyaṃ vācyaṃ narapatāviti ”
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
apyāt -
apya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
thā -
tha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]
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]
narapatāvi -
narapati (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “kiṃ tadvakṣyāmyabhūtaṃ te nirdoṣasya muneriva ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tadva -
tadvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
kṣyām -
kṣi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
abhūtam -
abhūta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhūta (noun, neuter)

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

abhūtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active second dual]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
nirdoṣasya -
nirdoṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirdoṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
muner -
muni (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]