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 13.11

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अथाद्य नोत्तिष्ठसि निश्चितात्मा भव स्थिरो मा विमुचः प्रतिज्ञाम् ।
मयोद्यतो ह्येष शरः स एव यः सूर्यके मीनरिपौ विमुक्तः ॥ ११ ॥

athādya nottiṣṭhasi niścitātmā bhava sthiro mā vimucaḥ pratijñām |
mayodyato hyeṣa śaraḥ sa eva yaḥ sūryake mīnaripau vimuktaḥ || 11 ||

'But if thou wilt not rise, strong in thy purpose,—then be firm if thou wilt and quit not thy resolve,—this arrow is uplifted by me,—it is the very one which was shot against Suryaka, the enemy of the fish.
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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 (13.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Adya, Tti, Tha, Nishcita, Mas, Bhava, Sthira, Vimuc, Vimuca, Pratijna, Maya, Mayu, Asmad, Udyat, Udyata, Esha, Shara, Sharas, Sah, Eva, Yah, Suryaka, Mina, Rip, Ripu, Vimukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 13.11). 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: “athādya nottiṣṭhasi niścitātmā bhava sthiro mā vimucaḥ pratijñām ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ttiṣ -
tti (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścitāt -
niścita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

niścita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sthiro* -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vimucaḥ -
vimuc (noun, feminine)

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

vimuca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratijñām -
pratijñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “mayodyato hyeṣa śaraḥ sa eva yaḥ sūryake mīnaripau vimuktaḥ ”
mayo -
maya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mayu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√may (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
udyato* -
udyat (noun, masculine)

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

udyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

udyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hye -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śaraḥ -
śaras (noun, neuter)

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

śara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sūryake -
sūryaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sūryaka (noun, neuter)

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

sūryakā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
ripau -
rip (noun, feminine)

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

ripu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ripu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vimuktaḥ -
vimukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]