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 1.7

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शक्यार्जितानां यशसां जनेन दृष्ट्वान्तभावं गमितो ऽयमिन्द्रः ।
इति ध्वजैश्चारुचलत्पताकैर्यन्मार्ष्टुमस्याङ्कमिवोदयच्छत् ॥ ७ ॥

śakyārjitānāṃ yaśasāṃ janena dṛṣṭvāntabhāvaṃ gamito 'yamindraḥ |
iti dhvajaiścārucalatpatākairyanmārṣṭumasyāṅkamivodayacchat || 7 ||

'Yonder Indra has been utterly annihilated by the people when they saw the glories acquired by the Shakyas,'—uttering this scoff, the city strove by its banners with gay-fluttering streamers to wipe away every mark of his existence.
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 (1.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakya, Arjita, Yashas, Yashasa, Jana, Anta, Bhava, Gamita, Aya, Idam, Indra, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.7). 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: “śakyārjitānāṃ yaśasāṃ janena dṛṣṭvāntabhāvaṃ gamito 'yamindraḥ ”
śakyā -
śakya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śak -> śakya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śak]

śakyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
arjitānām -
arjita (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

arjita (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

arjitā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √ṛj]

√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √ṛj]

√ṛj -> arjitā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √ṛj]
yaśasām -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

yaśasā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
janena -
jana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhāvam -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
gamito' -
gamita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√gam -> gamita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √gam]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
indraḥ -
indra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iti dhvajaiścārucalatpatākairyanmārṣṭumasyāṅkamivodayacchat ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse dhvajaiścārucalatpatākairyanmārṣṭumasyāṅkamivodayacchat