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 1.24

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शाखामालम्बमानायाः पुष्पभारावलम्बिनीम् ।
देव्याः कुक्षिं विभिद्याशु बोधिसत्त्वो विनिर्ययौ ॥ २४ ॥

śākhāmālambamānāyāḥ puṣpabhārāvalambinīm |
devyāḥ kukṣiṃ vibhidyāśu bodhisattvo viniryayau || 24 ||

As the queen supported herself by a bough which hung laden with a weight of flowers, the Bodhisattva suddenly came forth, cleaving open her womb.
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 (1.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alambam, Alamba, Anaya, Pushpa, Bhara, Bhari, Bharu, Alambin, Devi, Devya, Kukshi, Vibhi, Vibha, Ashu, Bodhisattva, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.24). 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: “śākhāmālambamānāyāḥ puṣpabhārāvalambinīm ”
śākhāmā -
√śākh (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
ālambam -
ālambam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ālamba (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ālamba (noun, neuter)

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

ālambā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ānāyāḥ -
ānāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
puṣpa -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhārāva -
bhāra (noun, masculine)

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

bhāri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhāru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
alambinī -
alambin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

alambin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “devyāḥ kukṣiṃ vibhidyāśu bodhisattvo viniryayau ”
devyāḥ -
devī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]

√dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
kukṣim -
kukṣi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

kukṣi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vibhi -
vibhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vibhī (noun, neuter)

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

vibhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vibhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dyā -
dī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√dā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bodhisattvo* -
bodhisattva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vini -
vi (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rya -
rī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
ayau -
aya (noun, masculine)

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

e (noun, masculine)

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