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 3.64

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ततः शिवं कुसुमितबालपादपं परिभ्रमत्प्रमुदितमत्तकोकिलम् ।
विपानवत्सकमलचारुदीर्घिकं ददर्श तद्वनमिव नन्दनं वनम् ॥ ६४ ॥

tataḥ śivaṃ kusumitabālapādapaṃ paribhramatpramuditamattakokilam |
vipānavatsakamalacārudīrghikaṃ dadarśa tadvanamiva nandanaṃ vanam || 64 ||

There he beheld that lovely forest like Nandana itself. full of young trees in flower with intoxicated kokilas wandering joyously about, and with its bright lakes gay with lotuses and well-furnished with watering-places.
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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 (3.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shivam, Shiva, Kusumita, Balapadapa, Paribhramat, Pramudita, Atta, Kokila, Vipana, Vatsaka, Ala, Caru, Dirghika, Tadvan, Tadvat, Amin, Nandana, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.64). 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: “tataḥ śivaṃ kusumitabālapādapaṃ paribhramatpramuditamattakokilam ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
śivam -
śivam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

śivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kusumita -
kusumita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kusumita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bālapādapam -
bālapādapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
paribhramat -
paribhramat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

paribhramat (noun, feminine)

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

paribhramat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pramuditam -
pramudita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramudita (noun, neuter)

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

pramuditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atta -
atta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ad (verb class 2)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

kokilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vipānavatsakamalacārudīrghikaṃ dadarśa tadvanamiva nandanaṃ vanam ”
vipāna -
vipāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vatsakam -
vatsaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vatsaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ala -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cāru -
cāru (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dīrghikam -
dīrghikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dīrghika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrghika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dadarśa -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

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

[vocative single]

tadvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nandanam -
nandana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nandana (noun, neuter)

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

nandanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]