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 10.20

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तं न्यायतो न्यायवतां वरिष्ठः समेत्य पप्रच्छ च धातुसाम्यम् ।
स चाप्यवोचत्सदृशेन साम्ना नृपं मनःस्वास्थ्यमनामयं च ॥ २० ॥

taṃ nyāyato nyāyavatāṃ variṣṭhaḥ sametya papraccha ca dhātusāmyam |
sa cāpyavocatsadṛśena sāmnā nṛpaṃ manaḥsvāsthyamanāmayaṃ ca || 20 ||

He, the chief of the courteous, having courteously drawn nigh to him, inquired as to the equilibrium of his bodily humours; and the other with equal gentleness assured the king of his health of mind and freedom from all ailments.
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (10.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tap, Nyayatah, Nyayata, Nyayavat, Nyayavata, Varishtha, Dhatusamya, Capin, Capya, Capi, Sadrisha, Samna, Nripa, Manahsvasthya, Anamaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 10.20). 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: “taṃ nyāyato nyāyavatāṃ variṣṭhaḥ sametya papraccha ca dhātusāmyam ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
nyāyato* -
nyāyataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nyāyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nyāyavatām -
nyāyavat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

nyāyavat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

nyāyavatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
variṣṭhaḥ -
variṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samet -
√sam (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
ya -
papraccha -
√praś (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhātusāmyam -
dhātusāmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sa cāpyavocatsadṛśena sāmnā nṛpaṃ manaḥsvāsthyamanāmayaṃ ca ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cāpya -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

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

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

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

cāpi (noun, feminine)

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

cāpi (noun, neuter)

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

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ci]
avocat -
√vac (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[aorist active third single]
sadṛśena -
sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sadṛśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sāmnā* -
sāmna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nṛpam -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
manaḥsvāsthyam -
manaḥsvāsthya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anāmayam -
anāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

anāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√nam (verb class 0)

[imperfect active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]