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 1.35

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खात्प्रस्रुते चन्द्रमरीचिशुभ्रे द्वे वारिधारे शिशिरोष्णवीर्ये ।
शरीरसौख्यार्थमनुत्तरस्य निपेततुर्मूर्धनि तस्य सौम्ये ॥ ३५ ॥

khātprasrute candramarīciśubhre dve vāridhāre śiśiroṣṇavīrye |
śarīrasaukhyārthamanuttarasya nipetaturmūrdhani tasya saumye || 35 ||

Two streams of water bursting from heaven, bright as the moon's rays, having the power of heat and cold, fell down upon that peerless one's benign head to give refreshment to his body.
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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 (1.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kha, Prasruta, Prasruti, Candra, Marici, Maricin, Shubhra, Shubhri, Dva, Varidhara, Shishira, Ushnavirya, Sharira, Saukhya, Artha, Anuttara, Nipa, Ita, Murdhan, Murdhani, Tad, Saumya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.35). 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: “khātprasrute candramarīciśubhre dve vāridhāre śiśiroṣṇavīrye ”
khāt -
kha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
prasrute -
prasruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prasruta (noun, neuter)

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

prasrutā (noun, feminine)

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

prasruti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
candra -
candra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

candra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
marīci -
marīci (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

marīcī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

marīcin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

marīcin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śubhre -
śubhra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śubhra (noun, neuter)

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

śubhrā (noun, feminine)

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

śubhri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

śubhri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
dve -
dva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

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

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vāridhāre -
vāridhāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāridhārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śiśiro -
śiśira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śiśira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śiśirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uṣṇavīrye -
uṣṇavīrya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

uṣṇavīrya (noun, neuter)

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

uṣṇavīryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “śarīrasaukhyārthamanuttarasya nipetaturmūrdhani tasya saumye ”
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saukhyā -
saukhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anuttarasya -
anuttara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

anuttara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nipe -
nipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nipa (noun, neuter)

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

nipā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
tur -
tur (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

tur (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb]
mūrdhani -
mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)

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

mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)

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

mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
saumye -
saumya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saumya (noun, neuter)

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

saumyā (noun, feminine)

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