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 4.9

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सर्वाः सर्वकलाज्ञाः स्थ भावग्रहणपण्डिताः ।
रूपचातुर्यसम्पन्नाः स्वगुणैर्मुख्यतां गताः ॥ ९ ॥

sarvāḥ sarvakalājñāḥ stha bhāvagrahaṇapaṇḍitāḥ |
rūpacāturyasampannāḥ svaguṇairmukhyatāṃ gatāḥ || 9 ||

'Ye are all skilled in all the graceful arts, proficients in understanding the language of amorous sentiments, possessed of beauty and gracefulness, thorough masters in your own styles.
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saru, Sarva, Sarvaka, Ajna, Stha, Bha, Bhava, Bhu, Agrahana, Pandita, Rupa, Caturi, Caturya, Asampanna, Svaguna, Mukhyata, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.9). 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: “sarvāḥ sarvakalājñāḥ stha bhāvagrahaṇapaṇḍitāḥ ”
sarvāḥ -
saru (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lā -
la (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajñāḥ -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ajñā (noun, feminine)

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

√jñā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[aorist active second single]
stha -
stha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

stha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]
bhāva -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, masculine)

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

bhā (noun, masculine)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first dual]
agrahaṇa -
agrahaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agrahaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṇḍitāḥ -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

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

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
Line 2: “rūpacāturyasampannāḥ svaguṇairmukhyatāṃ gatāḥ ”
rūpa -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāturya -
cāturī (noun, feminine)

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

cāturya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asampannāḥ -
asampanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

asampannā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
svaguṇair -
svaguṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

svaguṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mukhyatām -
mukhyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

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