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 11.56

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एवं तु वक्तुं भवतो ऽनुरूपं सत्त्वस्य वृत्तस्य कुलस्य चैव ।
ममापि वोढुं सदृशं प्रतिज्ञां सत्त्वस्य वृत्तस्य कुलस्य चैव ॥ ५६ ॥

evaṃ tu vaktuṃ bhavato 'nurūpaṃ sattvasya vṛttasya kulasya caiva |
mamāpi voḍhuṃ sadṛśaṃ pratijñāṃ sattvasya vṛttasya kulasya caiva || 56 ||

'Thus to speak to me is well worthy of thy character, thy mode of life, and thy family; and to carry out my resolve is also befitting my character, my mode of life, and my family.
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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 (11.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Bhavat, Bhavant, Anurupam, Anurupa, Sattva, Vritta, Kula, Asmad, Mama, Api, Vodhu, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Pratijna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.56). 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: “evaṃ tu vaktuṃ bhavato 'nurūpaṃ sattvasya vṛttasya kulasya caiva ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
bhavato' -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
anurūpam -
anurūpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anurūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anurūpa (noun, neuter)

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

anurūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sattvasya -
sattva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vṛttasya -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
kulasya -
kula (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[genitive 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]
Line 2: “mamāpi voḍhuṃ sadṛśaṃ pratijñāṃ sattvasya vṛttasya kulasya caiva ”
mamā -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
voḍhum -
√vah -> voḍhum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vah]

voḍhu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sadṛśam -
sadṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sadṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

sadṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sadṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pratijñām -
pratijñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sattvasya -
sattva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vṛttasya -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
kulasya -
kula (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[genitive 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]