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 9.66

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इमं तु दृष्ट्वागममव्यवस्थितं यदुक्तमाप्तैस्तदवेहि साध्विति ।
प्रहीणदोषत्वमवेहि चाप्ततां प्रहीणदोषो ह्यनृतं न वक्ष्यति ॥ ६६ ॥

imaṃ tu dṛṣṭvāgamamavyavasthitaṃ yaduktamāptaistadavehi sādhviti |
prahīṇadoṣatvamavehi cāptatāṃ prahīṇadoṣo hyanṛtaṃ na vakṣyati || 66 ||

'But having seen that this "sacred tradition" is uncertain, know that that only is right which has been uttered by the trustworthy; and know that trustworthiness means the absence of faults; he who is without faults will not utter an untruth.
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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 (9.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Agama, Avyavasthita, Yat, Yad, Ukta, Apta, Tada, Sadhu, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Iti, Prahinadosha, Tva, Yushmad, Ava, Avi, Anrita, Vakshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “imaṃ tu dṛṣṭvāgamamavyavasthitaṃ yaduktamāptaistadavehi sādhviti ”
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
agamam -
agama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

agama (noun, neuter)

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

agamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√gam (verb class 1)

[aorist active first single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]
avyavasthitam -
avyavasthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avyavasthita (noun, neuter)

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

avyavasthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
uktam -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

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

uktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
āptais -
āpta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

āpta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ve -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

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

vi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
sādhvi -
sādhu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādhu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

sādhu (noun, masculine)

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

sādhu (noun, neuter)

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

sādhvī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sādhvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sādhvin (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “prahīṇadoṣatvamavehi cāptatāṃ prahīṇadoṣo hyanṛtaṃ na vakṣyati ”
prahīṇadoṣa -
prahīṇadoṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prahīṇadoṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ave -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]

avi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

avi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

u (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

apta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prahīṇadoṣo* -
prahīṇadoṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
anṛtam -
anṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anṛta (noun, neuter)

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

anṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vakṣyati -
√vac -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vah -> vakṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[future active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[future active third single]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future active third single]