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 1.50

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आचार्यकं योगविधौ द्विजानामप्राप्तमन्यैर्जनको जगाम ।
ख्यातानि कर्माणि च यानि शौरैः शूरादयस्तेष्वबला बभूवुः ॥ ५० ॥

ācāryakaṃ yogavidhau dvijānāmaprāptamanyairjanako jagāma |
khyātāni karmāṇi ca yāni śauraiḥ śūrādayasteṣvabalā babhūvuḥ || 50 ||

'Janaka attained a power of instructing the twice-born in the rules of Yoga which none other had ever reached; and the famed feats of the grandson of Shura (Krishna) Shura and his peers were powerless to accomplish.
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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 (1.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acaryaka, Yoga, Vidh, Vidha, Vidhi, Vidhu, Dvija, Aprapta, Anya, Janaka, Khyata, Karman, Yani, Yat, Shaura, Shura, Aya, Ayas, Tad, Abala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.50). 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: “ācāryakaṃ yogavidhau dvijānāmaprāptamanyairjanako jagāma ”
ācāryakam -
ācāryaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhau -
vidh (noun, masculine)

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

vidha (noun, masculine)

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

vidhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
dvijānām -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dvijā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
aprāptam -
aprāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aprāpta (noun, neuter)

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

aprāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anyair -
anya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
janako* -
janaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

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

√gam (verb class 2)

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

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “khyātāni karmāṇi ca yāni śauraiḥ śūrādayasteṣvabalā babhūvuḥ ”
khyātāni -
khyāta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]
karmāṇi -
karman (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
śauraiḥ -
śaura (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śaura (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śūrād -
śūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śūra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayas -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
teṣva -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
abalā* -
abala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
babhūvuḥ -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]