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 6.51

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ब्रूयाश्चास्मास्वनाक्षेपं जनं कपिलवस्तुनि ।
त्यज्यतां तद्गतः स्नेहः श्रूयतां चास्य निश्चयः ॥ ५१ ॥

brūyāścāsmāsvanākṣepaṃ janaṃ kapilavastuni |
tyajyatāṃ tadgataḥ snehaḥ śrūyatāṃ cāsya niścayaḥ || 51 ||

'Say, without reproaching us, to the people in Kapilavastu, "Let your love for him be given up, and hear his resolve.
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 (6.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Anakshepam, Jana, Kapilavastu, Tadgata, Sneha, Idam, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.51). 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: “brūyāścāsmāsvanākṣepaṃ janaṃ kapilavastuni ”
brūyāś -
√brū (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmāsva -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative plural]
anākṣepam -
anākṣepam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
janam -
jana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kapilavastuni -
kapilavastu (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “tyajyatāṃ tadgataḥ snehaḥ śrūyatāṃ cāsya niścayaḥ ”
tyajyatām -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[imperative passive third single]
tadgataḥ -
tadgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
snehaḥ -
sneha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrūyatām -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative passive third single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
niścayaḥ -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]