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 6.60

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ततो मृगव्याधवपुर्दिवौका भावं विदित्वास्य विशुद्धभावः ।
काषायवस्त्रो ऽभिययौ समीपं तं शाक्यराजप्रभवो ऽभ्युवाच ॥ ६० ॥

tato mṛgavyādhavapurdivaukā bhāvaṃ viditvāsya viśuddhabhāvaḥ |
kāṣāyavastro 'bhiyayau samīpaṃ taṃ śākyarājaprabhavo 'bhyuvāca || 60 ||

Then a celestial being, wearing the form of a hunter, pure in heart, knowing his thoughts, approached near him in dark-red garments; and the son of the Shakya king thus addressed him:
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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 (6.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mrigavyadha, Vapu, Vapus, Divaukas, Bhava, Idam, Vishuddhabhava, Kashayavastra, Samipa, Shaki, Shakin, Shakya, Prabhava, Prabhu, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.60). 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 mṛgavyādhavapurdivaukā bhāvaṃ viditvāsya viśuddhabhāvaḥ ”
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]
mṛgavyādha -
mṛgavyādha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapur -
vapus (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
divaukā* -
divaukas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāvam -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
viditvā -
√vid -> viditvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
viśuddhabhāvaḥ -
viśuddhabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kāṣāyavastro 'bhiyayau samīpaṃ taṃ śākyarājaprabhavo 'bhyuvāca ”
kāṣāyavastro' -
kāṣāyavastra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhiyayau -
samīpam -
samīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samīpa (noun, neuter)

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

samīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śākya -
śākī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

śākin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

śākin (noun, neuter)

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

śākya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śākya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
arāja -
arājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
prabhavo' -
prabhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
abhyu -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

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

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

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

abhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]