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 6.62

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व्याधो ऽब्रवीत्कामद काममारादनेन विश्वास्य मृगान् निहत्य ।
अर्थस्तु शक्रोपम यद्यनेन हन्त प्रतीच्छानय शुक्लमेतत् ॥ ६२ ॥

vyādho 'bravītkāmada kāmamārādanena viśvāsya mṛgān nihatya |
arthastu śakropama yadyanena hanta pratīcchānaya śuklametat || 62 ||

The hunter replied, 'It has given me my desire, O giver of desires, as by this I have inspired animals with confidence and then killed them; but if thou hast need of it, O thou who art like Indra, accept it at once and give me the white dress.'
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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 (6.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyadha, Kamada, Kamam, Kama, Arat, Ara, Ana, Anena, Idam, Vishvasya, Mriga, Mrigad, Nihatya, Artha, Shakra, Shakru, Upama, Yadi, Yad, Hanta, Praticcha, Aya, Shukla, Etad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.62). 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: “vyādho 'bravītkāmada kāmamārādanena viśvāsya mṛgān nihatya ”
vyādho' -
vyādha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
kāmada -
kāmada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāmada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāmam -
kāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ārād -
ārāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

āra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ārāt (noun, masculine)

[compound]
anena -
anena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
viśvāsya -
viśvāsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśvāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mṛgān -
mṛga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

mṛgād (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
nihatya -
nihatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nihatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “arthastu śakropama yadyanena hanta pratīcchānaya śuklametat ”
arthas -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śakro -
śakra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
upama -
upama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upama (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
anena -
anena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hanta -
hanta (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

hanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratīcchān -
pratīccha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
aya -
aya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound]
śuklam -
śukla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śukla (noun, neuter)

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

śuklā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

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