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 10.25

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तत्सौम्य राज्यं यदि पैतृकं त्वं स्नेहात्पितुर्नेच्छसि विक्रमेण ।
न च क्षमं मर्षयितुं मतिस्ते भुक्त्वार्धमस्मद्विषयस्य शीघ्रम् ॥ २५ ॥

tatsaumya rājyaṃ yadi paitṛkaṃ tvaṃ snehātpiturnecchasi vikrameṇa |
na ca kṣamaṃ marṣayituṃ matiste bhuktvārdhamasmadviṣayasya śīghram || 25 ||

'If therefore, gentle youth, through thy love for thy father thou desirest not thy paternal kingdom in thy generosity,—then at any rate thy choice must not be excused,—accepting forthwith one half of my kingdom.
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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 (10.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Saumya, Rajya, Yadi, Yad, Paitrika, Tva, Yushmad, Sneha, Pitri, Pitu, Nri, Vikrama, Ksham, Kshama, Mati, Bhuktva, Ardha, Asmad, Vishaya, Shighram, Shighra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 10.25). 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: “tatsaumya rājyaṃ yadi paitṛkaṃ tvaṃ snehātpiturnecchasi vikrameṇa ”
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]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
paitṛkam -
paitṛka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paitṛka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
snehāt -
sneha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pitur -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

pitu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ne -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

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

na (noun, neuter)

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

nā (noun, feminine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
icchasi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active second single]
vikrameṇa -
vikrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “na ca kṣamaṃ marṣayituṃ matiste bhuktvārdhamasmadviṣayasya śīghram ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣamam -
kṣama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣama (noun, neuter)

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

kṣamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṣam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
marṣayitum -
√mṛṣ -> marṣayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √mṛṣ]

√mṛṣ -> marṣayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √mṛṣ]
matis -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (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]
bhuktvā -
bhuktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]
ardham -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

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

ardhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asmad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative plural]
viṣayasya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
śīghram -
śīghram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śīghra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīghra (noun, neuter)

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

śīghrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]