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 1.25

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ततः प्रसन्नश्च बभूव पुष्यस्तस्याश्च देव्या व्रतसंस्कृतायाः ।
पार्श्वात्सुतो लोकहिताय जज्ञे निर्वेदनं चैव निरामयं च ॥ २५ ॥

tataḥ prasannaśca babhūva puṣyastasyāśca devyā vratasaṃskṛtāyāḥ |
pārśvātsuto lokahitāya jajñe nirvedanaṃ caiva nirāmayaṃ ca || 25 ||

At that time the constellation Pushya was auspicious, and from the side of the queen, who was purified by her vow, her son was born for the welfare of the world, without pain and without illness.
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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 (1.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prasanna, Pushya, Devi, Devya, Vrata, Samskrita, Parshva, Sut, Suta, Lokahita, Jajni, Nih, Vedana, Niramaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “tataḥ prasannaśca babhūva puṣyastasyāśca devyā vratasaṃskṛtāyāḥ ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
prasannaś -
prasanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
puṣyas -
puṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pus class 10 verb]
tasyāś -
sā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
devyā* -
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]
vrata -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃskṛtāyāḥ -
saṃskṛtā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “pārśvātsuto lokahitāya jajñe nirvedanaṃ caiva nirāmayaṃ ca ”
pārśvāt -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
suto* -
sut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
lokahitāya -
lokahita (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

lokahita (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
jajñe -
jajñi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jajñi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

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

√jan (verb class 2)

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

√jan (verb class 3)

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

√jan (verb class 4)

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

√jñā (verb class 3)

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

√jñā (verb class 9)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vedanam -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

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

vedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
nirāmayam -
nirāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

nirāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]