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 8.49

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तदेवमावां नरदेवि दोषतो न तत्प्रयातं प्रतिगन्तुमर्हसि ।
न कामकारो मम नास्य वाजिनः कृतानुयात्रः स हि दैवतैर्गतः ॥ ४९ ॥

tadevamāvāṃ naradevi doṣato na tatprayātaṃ pratigantumarhasi |
na kāmakāro mama nāsya vājinaḥ kṛtānuyātraḥ sa hi daivatairgataḥ || 49 ||

'Do not therefore assume that his departure arises from the fault of either of us, O queen; neither I nor this horse acted by our own choice; he went on his way with the gods as his retinue.'
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 (8.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Vama, Vami, Narada, Doshatah, Tat, Tad, Prayata, Prati, Gantu, Kamakara, Asmad, Nasya, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji, Kritanuyatra, Daivata, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.49). 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: “tadevamāvāṃ naradevi doṣato na tatprayātaṃ pratigantumarhasi ”
tade -
tadā (noun, feminine)

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

tada (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vamāvā -
vama (noun, masculine)

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

vami (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vami (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√vam (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
narade -
narada (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
doṣato* -
doṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

prayāta (noun, neuter)

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

prayātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gantum -
√gam -> gantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gam]

√gam -> gantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gam]

√gam -> gantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gam]

gantu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “na kāmakāro mama nāsya vājinaḥ kṛtānuyātraḥ sa hi daivatairgataḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāmakāro* -
kāmakāra (noun, masculine)

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

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
nāsya -
nāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nās]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
vājinaḥ -
vājin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vājin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vājina (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vājī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kṛtānuyātraḥ -
kṛtānuyātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
daivatair -
daivata (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

daivata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
gataḥ -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]