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 12.10

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शिष्ये यद्यपि विज्ञाते शास्त्रं कालेन वर्तते ।
गाम्भीर्याद्व्यवसायाच्च सुपरीक्ष्यो भवान् मम ॥ १० ॥

śiṣye yadyapi vijñāte śāstraṃ kālena vartate |
gāmbhīryādvyavasāyācca suparīkṣyo bhavān mama || 10 ||

'Though the doctrine is generally efficient only after a time, when the student has been thoroughly tested, thou art easy for me to examine from thy depth of character and determination.'
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 (12.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shishya, Yadi, Yad, Api, Vijnata, Vijnati, Shastra, Kalena, Kala, Vartat, Gambhirya, Vyavasaya, Suparikshya, Bhava, Bhavant, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.10). 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: “śiṣye yadyapi vijñāte śāstraṃ kālena vartate ”
śiṣye -
śiṣya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śiṣya (noun, neuter)

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

śiṣyā (noun, feminine)

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

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)

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

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb]

√śās (verb class 2)

[present passive first single]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√śiṣ (verb class 7)

[present passive first single]
yadya -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vijñāte -
vijñāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vijñāta (noun, neuter)

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

vijñātā (noun, feminine)

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

vijñāti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vijñāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “gāmbhīryādvyavasāyācca suparīkṣyo bhavān mama ”
gāmbhīryād -
gāmbhīrya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

gāmbhīrya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vyavasāyāc -
vyavasāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suparīkṣyo* -
suparīkṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive 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]