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 1.21

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रक्षाविधानं प्रति लोकपाला लोकैकनाथस्य दिवो ऽभिजग्मुः ।
सर्वत्र भान्तो ऽपि हि चन्द्रपादा भजन्ति कैलासगिरौ विशेषम् ॥ २१ ॥

rakṣāvidhānaṃ prati lokapālā lokaikanāthasya divo 'bhijagmuḥ |
sarvatra bhānto 'pi hi candrapādā bhajanti kailāsagirau viśeṣam || 21 ||

The guardians of the world hastened from heaven to mount watch over the world's one true ruler; thus the moonbeams, though they shine everywhere, are especially bright on Mount Kailasa.
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 (1.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshavidhana, Prati, Lokapala, Loka, Ekanatha, Div, Abhi, Sarvatra, Bhanta, Api, Candrapada, Kailasa, Gir, Gira, Giri, Vishesha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.21). 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: “rakṣāvidhānaṃ prati lokapālā lokaikanāthasya divo 'bhijagmuḥ ”
rakṣāvidhānam -
rakṣāvidhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rakṣāvidhāna (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lokapālā* -
lokapāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lokapālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
lokai -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[imperative middle first single]
ekanāthasya -
ekanātha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
divo' -
div (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jagmuḥ -
√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active third plural]
Line 2: “sarvatra bhānto 'pi hi candrapādā bhajanti kailāsagirau viśeṣam ”
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhānto' -
bhānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
candrapādā* -
candrapāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhajanti -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
kailāsa -
kailāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
girau -
gir (noun, feminine)

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

gir (noun, masculine)

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

gira (noun, masculine)

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

giri (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
viśeṣam -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

viśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]