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 4.40

अपयान्तं तथैवान्या बबन्धुर्माल्यदामभिः ।
काश्चित्साक्षेपमधुरैर्जगृहुर्वचनाङ्कुशैः ॥ ४० ॥

apayāntaṃ tathaivānyā babandhurmālyadāmabhiḥ |
kāścitsākṣepamadhurairjagṛhurvacanāṅkuśaiḥ || 40 ||

Some, as he was going away, bound him with strings of garlands,—others punished him with words like an elephant-driver's hook, gentle yet reproachful.

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

Apaya, Tatha, Malyadaman, Cit, Sakshepam, Sakshepa, Adhura, Vacana, Ankusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.40). 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: “apayāntaṃ tathaivānyā babandhurmālyadāmabhiḥ
  • apayān -
  • apayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evānyā -
  • babandhur -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    bandh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    bandh (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mālyadāmabhiḥ -
  • mālyadāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kāścitsākṣepamadhurairjagṛhurvacanāṅkuśaiḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sākṣepam -
  • sākṣepam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sākṣepa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sākṣepā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhurair -
  • adhura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    adhura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jagṛhur -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vacanā -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅkuśaiḥ -
  • aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aṅkuśa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 4.40

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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