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 9.62

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ततो वचस्तस्य निशम्य मन्त्रिणः प्रियं हितं चैव नृपस्य चक्षुषः ।
अनूनमव्यस्तमसक्तमद्रुतं धृतौ स्थितो राजसुतो ऽब्रवीद्वचः ॥ ६२ ॥

tato vacastasya niśamya mantriṇaḥ priyaṃ hitaṃ caiva nṛpasya cakṣuṣaḥ |
anūnamavyastamasaktamadrutaṃ dhṛtau sthito rājasuto 'bravīdvacaḥ || 62 ||

Then having heard the affectionate and loyal words of the minister, who was as the eye of the king,—firm in his resolve, the king's son made his answer, with nothing omitted or displaced, neither tedious nor hasty:
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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 (9.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vaca, Vacas, Nisham, Nisha, Mantrin, Mantri, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Hita, Nripa, Cakshusha, Cakshus, Anuna, Avyasta, Asaktam, Asakta, Adruta, Dhrit, Dhrita, Dhriti, Sthita, Rajasuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.62). 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: “tato vacastasya niśamya mantriṇaḥ priyaṃ hitaṃ caiva nṛpasya cakṣuṣaḥ ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
vacas -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
niśam -
niśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

niśa (noun, neuter)

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

niśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ya -
mantriṇaḥ -
mantrin (noun, masculine)

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

mantrin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mantrī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
hitam -
hita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

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

hitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
nṛpasya -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
cakṣuṣaḥ -
cakṣuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

cakṣus (noun, masculine)

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “anūnamavyastamasaktamadrutaṃ dhṛtau sthito rājasuto 'bravīdvacaḥ ”
anūnam -
anūna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anūna (noun, neuter)

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

anūnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avyastam -
avyasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avyasta (noun, neuter)

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

avyastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asaktam -
asaktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asakta (noun, neuter)

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

asaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adrutam -
adruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adruta (noun, neuter)

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

adrutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhṛtau -
dhṛt (noun, masculine)

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

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

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

dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dhṛti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sthito* -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
rājasuto' -
rājasuta (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]