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 2.37

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सस्नौ शरीरं पवितुं मनश्च तीर्थाम्बुभिश्चैव गुणाम्बुभिश्च ।
वेदोपदिष्टं सममात्मजं च सोमं पपौ शान्तिसुखं च हार्दम् ॥ ३७ ॥

sasnau śarīraṃ pavituṃ manaśca tīrthāmbubhiścaiva guṇāmbubhiśca |
vedopadiṣṭaṃ samamātmajaṃ ca somaṃ papau śāntisukhaṃ ca hārdam || 37 ||

He bathed to purify his body and mind with the waters of holy places and of holy feelings; and at the same time he drank the soma-juice as enjoined by the Veda, and the heartfelt self-produced happiness of perfect calm.
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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 (2.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sasni, Sharira, Mana, Manas, Tirtha, Ambu, Guna, Veda, Upadishta, Samam, Sama, Atmaja, Soma, Papi, Papu, Shanti, Sukham, Sukha, Harda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 2.37). 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: “sasnau śarīraṃ pavituṃ manaśca tīrthāmbubhiścaiva guṇāmbubhiśca ”
sasnau -
sasni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sasni (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√snā (verb class 2)

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

√snā (verb class 4)

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

√snai (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pavitum -
√pav -> pavitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pav]

√pū -> pavitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pū]

√pū -> pavitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pū]
manaś -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tīrthā -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ambubhiś -
ambu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

ambu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ambu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
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]
guṇā -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ambubhiś -
ambu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

ambu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ambu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “vedopadiṣṭaṃ samamātmajaṃ ca somaṃ papau śāntisukhaṃ ca hārdam ”
vedo -
veda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vedā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
upadiṣṭam -
upadiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upadiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

upadiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

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

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmajam -
ātmaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātmaja (noun, neuter)

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

ātmajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
somam -
soma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

soma (noun, neuter)

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

somā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

soman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
papau -
papi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

papi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

papu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

papu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√pā (verb class 1)

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

√pā (verb class 2)

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

√pā (verb class 2)

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

√pā (verb class 3)

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

√pai (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
śānti -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śāntī (noun, feminine)

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

śāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hārdam -
hārda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hārda (noun, neuter)

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

hārdā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]