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 1.5

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यद्वेदिकातोरणसिंहकर्णैरत्नैर्दधानं प्रतिवेशम शोभाम् ।
जगत्यदृष्ट्वेव समानमन्यत्स्पर्धां स्वगेहैर्मिथ एव चक्रे ॥ ५ ॥

yadvedikātoraṇasiṃhakarṇairatnairdadhānaṃ prativeśama śobhām |
jagatyadṛṣṭveva samānamanyatspardhāṃ svagehairmitha eva cakre || 5 ||

With its festive arbours, its arched gateways and pinnacles, it was radiant with jewels in every dwelling; and unable to find any other rival in the world, it could only feel emulation with its own houses.
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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 (1.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadva, Dish, Atu, Rana, Simhakarna, Atna, Dadha, Prativesha, Shobha, Jagatya, Iva, Sama, Yat, Yad, Spardha, Svageha, Mithah, Eva, Cakra, Cakri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.5). 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: “yadvedikātoraṇasiṃhakarṇairatnairdadhānaṃ prativeśama śobhām ”
yadve -
yadvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dik -
diś (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ātor -
ātu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
raṇa -
raṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

raṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√raṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
siṃhakarṇair -
siṃhakarṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
atnair -
atna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
dadhān -
dadha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prativeśam -
prativeśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prativeśa (noun, neuter)

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

prativeśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śobhām -
śobhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “jagatyadṛṣṭveva samānamanyatspardhāṃ svagehairmitha eva cakre ”
jagatya -
jagatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭve -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samā -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
anaman -
√nam (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
yat -
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]
spardhām -
spardhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
svagehair -
svageha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

svageha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mitha* -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakre -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

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

cakri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cakri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]