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 3.49

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श्रुत्वा निमित्तं तु निवर्तनस्य सन्त्यक्तमात्मानमनेन मेने ।
मार्गस्य शौचाधिकृताय चैव चुक्रोश रुष्टो ऽपि च नोग्रदण्डः ॥ ४९ ॥

śrutvā nimittaṃ tu nivartanasya santyaktamātmānamanena mene |
mārgasya śaucādhikṛtāya caiva cukrośa ruṣṭo 'pi ca nogradaṇḍaḥ || 49 ||

Having heard the occasion of the prince's return he felt himself as deserted by him, and, although unused to severe punishment, even when displeased, he rebuked him whose duty it was to see that the road was clear.
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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 (3.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimitta, Nivartana, Santyakta, Atman, Ana, Anena, Idam, Mena, Meni, Marga, Shauca, Adhikrita, Rushta, Api, Nri, Ugradanda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.49). 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: “śrutvā nimittaṃ tu nivartanasya santyaktamātmānamanena mene ”
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
nimittam -
nimitta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nivartanasya -
nivartana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nivartana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
santyaktam -
santyakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

santyakta (noun, neuter)

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

santyaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anena -
anena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mene -
mena (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

menā (noun, feminine)

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

meni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√man (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
Line 2: “mārgasya śaucādhikṛtāya caiva cukrośa ruṣṭo 'pi ca nogradaṇḍaḥ ”
mārgasya -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śaucā -
śauca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śauca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adhikṛtāya -
adhikṛta (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

adhikṛta (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
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]
cukrośa -
√kruś (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ruṣṭo' -
ruṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ruṣ -> ruṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ruṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ruṣ class 4 verb]

√ruś -> ruṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ruś class 6 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ugradaṇḍaḥ -
ugradaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]