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 8.75

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बहूनि कृत्वा समरे प्रियाणि मे महत्त्वया कन्थक विप्रियं कृतम् ।
गुणप्रियो येन वने स मे प्रियः प्रियो ऽपि सन्नप्रियवत् प्रचेरितः ॥ ७५ ॥

bahūni kṛtvā samare priyāṇi me mahattvayā kanthaka vipriyaṃ kṛtam |
guṇapriyo yena vane sa me priyaḥ priyo 'pi sannapriyavat praceritaḥ || 75 ||

'After having done many dear exploits for me in battle, one great deed of cruelty, O Kanthaka, hast thou done,—for by thee that dear son of mine, dear for his every virtue, has been tossed down in the wood, dear as he was, like a worthless thing.
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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 (8.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahu, Kritva, Kritvan, Samara, Priya, Asmad, Mahattva, Kanthaka, Vipriya, Krit, Krita, Gunapriya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vana, Vani, Pri, Api, Sanna, Priyavat, Pra, Ceri, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.75). 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: “bahūni kṛtvā samare priyāṇi me mahattvayā kanthaka vipriyaṃ kṛtam ”
bahūni -
bahu (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samare -
samara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
priyāṇi -
priya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
mahattva -
mahattva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kanthaka -
kanthaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vipriyam -
vipriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vipriya (noun, neuter)

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

vipriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
Line 2: “guṇapriyo yena vane sa me priyaḥ priyo 'pi sannapriyavat praceritaḥ ”
guṇapriyo* -
guṇapriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

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

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
priyaḥ -
prī (noun, masculine)

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

prī (noun, feminine)

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

priya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
priyo' -
prī (noun, masculine)

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

prī (noun, feminine)

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

priya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sad -> sanna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]

√sad -> sanna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
priyavat -
priyavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

priyavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ceri -
cerī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cerī (noun, feminine)

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

cerī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]