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 11.69

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इहागतश्चाहमितो दिदृक्षया मुनेरराडस्य विमोक्षवादिनः ।
प्रयामि चाद्यैव नृपास्तु ते शिवं वचः क्षमेथाः शमतत्त्वनिष्ठुरम् ॥ ६९ ॥

ihāgataścāhamito didṛkṣayā munerarāḍasya vimokṣavādinaḥ |
prayāmi cādyaiva nṛpāstu te śivaṃ vacaḥ kṣamethāḥ śamatattvaniṣṭhuram || 69 ||

'I have come here with a wish to see next the seer Arada who proclaims liberation; I start this very day,—happiness be to thee, O king; forgive my words which may seem harsh through their absolute freedom from passion.
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 (11.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ihagata, Aha, Asmad, Itah, Ita, Didriksha, Muni, Arada, Vimoksha, Vadi, Vadin, Pra, Praya, Amin, Nripa, Tad, Yushmad, Shivam, Shiva, Vaca, Vacas, Shama, Tattva, Nishthura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.69). 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: “ihāgataścāhamito didṛkṣayā munerarāḍasya vimokṣavādinaḥ ”
ihāgataś -
ihāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ito* -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
didṛkṣayā -
didṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
muner -
muni (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
arāḍasya -
arāḍa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

arāḍa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vimokṣa -
vimokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vādinaḥ -
vādi (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vādin (noun, masculine)

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

vādin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vādī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “prayāmi cādyaiva nṛpāstu te śivaṃ vacaḥ kṣamethāḥ śamatattvaniṣṭhuram ”
prayā -
prā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

prayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cād -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yai -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
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]
śivam -
śivam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

śivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣamethāḥ -
√kṣam (verb class 1)

[optative middle second single]
śama -
śama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tattva -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣṭhuram -
niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niṣṭhura (noun, neuter)

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

niṣṭhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]