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 4.27

अथ नारीजनवृतः कुमारो व्यचरद्वनम् ।
वासितायूथसहितः करीव हिमवद्वनम् ॥ २७ ॥

atha nārījanavṛtaḥ kumāro vyacaradvanam |
vāsitāyūthasahitaḥ karīva himavadvanam || 27 ||

Then surrounded by troops of women the prince wandered in the wood like an elephant in the forests of Himavat accompanied by a herd of females.

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

Atha, Nari, Janu, Rita, Kumara, Vasita, Yutha, Sahitri, Sahita, Kari, Karin, Iva, Himavat, 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 4.27). 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: “atha nārījanavṛtaḥ kumāro vyacaradvanam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janavṛ -
  • janu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛtaḥ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kumāro* -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyaca -
  • vyac (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • advanam -
  • advanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vāsitāyūthasahitaḥ karīva himavadvanam
  • vāsitā -
  • vāsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vās -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vas]
  • yūtha -
  • yūtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yūtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahitaḥ -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • karī -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    karin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    karin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • himavad -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    himavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 4.27

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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