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 1.52

एवं नृपः प्रत्ययितैर्द्विजैस्तैराश्वासितश्चाप्यभिनन्दितश्च ।
शङ्कामनिष्टां विजहौ मनस्तः प्रहर्षमेवाधिकमारुरोह ॥ ५२ ॥

evaṃ nṛpaḥ pratyayitairdvijaistairāśvāsitaścāpyabhinanditaśca |
śaṅkāmaniṣṭāṃ vijahau manastaḥ praharṣamevādhikamāruroha || 52 ||

The king, being thus consoled and congratulated by those well-trusted Brahmans, dismissed from his mind all unwelcome suspicion and rose to a still higher degree of joy;

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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 (1.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Nripa, Pratyayita, Dvija, Taira, Ashvasita, Capin, Capya, Capi, Abhinanditri, Abhinandita, Shanka, Anishta, Vija, Mana, Manas, Tas, Praharsha, Adhikam, Adhika, Aru, Oha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.52). 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: “evaṃ nṛpaḥ pratyayitairdvijaistairāśvāsitaścāpyabhinanditaśca
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratyayitair -
  • pratyayita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pratyayita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvijais -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tairā -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āśvāsitaś -
  • āśvāsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • abhinanditaś -
  • abhinanditṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    abhinandita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkāmaniṣṭāṃ vijahau manastaḥ praharṣamevādhikamāruroha
  • śaṅkām -
  • śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aniṣṭām -
  • aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vija -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hau -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manas -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praharṣam -
  • praharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ārur -
  • āru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • oha -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 1.52

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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