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 1.48

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वाल्मीकिनादश्च ससर्ज पद्यं जग्रन्थ यन्न च्यवनो महार्षिः ।
चिकित्सितं यच्च चकार नात्रिः पश्चात्तदात्रेय ऋषिर्जगाद ॥ ४८ ॥

vālmīkinādaśca sasarja padyaṃ jagrantha yanna cyavano mahārṣiḥ |
cikitsitaṃ yacca cakāra nātriḥ paścāttadātreya ṛṣirjagāda || 48 ||

'The voice of Vamiki uttered its poetry which the great seer Cyavana could not compose; and that medicine which Atri never invented the wise son of Atri proclaimed after him;
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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 (1.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Valmiki, Ada, Adah, Padya, Yat, Cyavana, Maharshi, Cikitsita, Yad, Cakara, Pashcat, Pashca, Tada, Reya, Rishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.48). 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: “vālmīkinādaśca sasarja padyaṃ jagrantha yanna cyavano mahārṣiḥ ”
vālmīkinā -
vālmīki (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
adaś -
ada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]

√dṝ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sasarja -
√sṛj (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√sarj (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
padyam -
padya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padya (noun, neuter)

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

padyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagrantha -
√granth (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√granth (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
yann -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
cyavano* -
cyavana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahārṣiḥ -
mahārṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mahārṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “cikitsitaṃ yacca cakāra nātriḥ paścāttadātreya ṛṣirjagāda ”
cikitsitam -
cikitsita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cikitsita (noun, neuter)

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

cikitsitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit -> cikitsita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √cit], [accusative single from √cit]
yac -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṝ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√kṝ (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ri -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paścāt -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tadāt -
tada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
reya* -
√rā -> reya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb]

√rai -> reya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rai class 1 verb]

√ri -> reya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ri class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ri class 9 verb]
ṛṣir -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jagāda -
√gad (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]