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 6.61

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शिवं च काषायमृषिध्वजस्ते न युज्यते हिंस्रमिदं धनुश्च ।
तत्सौम्य यद्यस्ति न सक्तिरत्र मह्यं प्रयच्छेदमिदं गृहाण ॥ ६१ ॥

śivaṃ ca kāṣāyamṛṣidhvajaste na yujyate hiṃsramidaṃ dhanuśca |
tatsaumya yadyasti na saktiratra mahyaṃ prayacchedamidaṃ gṛhāṇa || 61 ||

'Thy red garments are auspicious, the sign of a saint; but this destructive bow is not befitting; therefore, my good friend, if there is no strong preference in the matter, do thou give me that dress and take this of mine.'
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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 (6.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shivam, Shiva, Kashaya, Dhvaja, Tad, Yushmad, Himsra, Idam, Dhanu, Dhanus, Tat, Saumya, Yadi, Yad, Asti, Sakti, Atra, Mahya, Asmad, Prayat, Sha, Shi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.61). 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: “śivaṃ ca kāṣāyamṛṣidhvajaste na yujyate hiṃsramidaṃ dhanuśca ”
śivam -
śivam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

śivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāṣāyam -
kāṣāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāṣāya (noun, neuter)

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

kāṣāyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṛṣi -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dhvajas -
dhvaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
hiṃsram -
hiṃsra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hiṃsra (noun, neuter)

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

hiṃsrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
dhanuś -
dhanus (noun, neuter)

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

dhanu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “tatsaumya yadyasti na saktiratra mahyaṃ prayacchedamidaṃ gṛhāṇa ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saumya -
saumya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saumya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yadya -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saktir -
sakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahyam -
mahya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
prayacch -
√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
śe -
śa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

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

śi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
gṛhāṇa -
√grah (verb class 9)

[imperative active second single]