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 4.14

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इदं नववधूनां वो ह्रीनिकुञ्चितचक्षुषाम् ।
सदृशं चेष्टितं हि स्यादपि वा गोपयोषिताम् ॥ १४ ॥

idaṃ navavadhūnāṃ vo hrīnikuñcitacakṣuṣām |
sadṛśaṃ ceṣṭitaṃ hi syādapi vā gopayoṣitām || 14 ||

'This timid action of yours would be fit for new brides, their eyes closed through shame,—or it might be a blandishment worthy even of the wives of the cowherds.
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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 (4.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Navavadhu, Yushmad, Nikuncita, Cakshusha, Cakshus, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Ceshtita, Syat, Sya, Api, Var, Gopayoshit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.14). 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: “idaṃ navavadhūnāṃ vo hrīnikuñcitacakṣuṣām ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
navavadhūnām -
navavadhū (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vo* -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
hrī -
hrī (noun, feminine)

[compound]
nikuñcita -
nikuñcita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nikuñcita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakṣuṣām -
cakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

cakṣus (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “sadṛśaṃ ceṣṭitaṃ hi syādapi vā gopayoṣitām ”
sadṛśam -
sadṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sadṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

sadṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sadṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ceṣṭitam -
ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)

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

ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive plural]

gopayoṣit (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

gopayoṣit (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]