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 9.30

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स बोधिसत्त्वः परिपूर्णसत्त्वः श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य पुरोहितस्य ।
ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं गुणवद्गुणज्ञः प्रत्युत्तरं प्रश्रितमित्युवाच ॥ ३० ॥

sa bodhisattvaḥ paripūrṇasattvaḥ śrutvā vacastasya purohitasya |
dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ guṇavadguṇajñaḥ pratyuttaraṃ praśritamityuvāca || 30 ||

The Bodhisattva,—whose perfection was absolute,—having heard the words of the family priest, reflected for a moment, knowing all the virtues of the virtuous, and then thus uttered his gentle reply:
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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 (9.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bodhisattva, Paripurnasattva, Vaca, Vacas, Tad, Purohita, Dhyatva, Muhurta, Gunavat, Gunajna, Pratyuttara, Prashritam, Prashrita, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “sa bodhisattvaḥ paripūrṇasattvaḥ śrutvā vacastasya purohitasya ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bodhisattvaḥ -
bodhisattva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paripūrṇasattvaḥ -
paripūrṇasattva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
vacas -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
purohitasya -
purohita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

purohita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
Line 2: “dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ guṇavadguṇajñaḥ pratyuttaraṃ praśritamityuvāca ”
dhyātvā* -
dhyātvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
muhūrtam -
muhūrta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

muhūrtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
guṇavad -
guṇavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

guṇavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
guṇajñaḥ -
guṇajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratyuttaram -
pratyuttara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
praśritam -
praśritam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

praśrita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praśrita (noun, neuter)

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

praśritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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