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 4.50

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दृश्यतां स्त्रीषु माहात्म्यं चक्रवाको ह्यसौ जले ।
पृष्ठतः प्रेष्यवद्भार्यामनुवृत्यानुगच्छति ॥ ५० ॥

dṛśyatāṃ strīṣu māhātmyaṃ cakravāko hyasau jale |
pṛṣṭhataḥ preṣyavadbhāryāmanuvṛtyānugacchati || 50 ||

'See the imperial power of females,—yonder ruddy-goose in the water goes behind his mate following her like a slave.
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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 (4.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishyata, Strishu, Stri, Mahatmya, Cakravaka, Asi, Asu, Adah, Jala, Prishthatah, Presh, Preshya, Avat, Bharya, Anuvrit, Anu, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.50). 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: “dṛśyatāṃ strīṣu māhātmyaṃ cakravāko hyasau jale ”
dṛśyatām -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[imperative passive third single]
strīṣu -
strīṣū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

strī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
māhātmyam -
māhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cakravāko* -
cakravāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jale -
jala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

jalā (noun, feminine)

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

√jal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Line 2: “pṛṣṭhataḥ preṣyavadbhāryāmanuvṛtyānugacchati ”
pṛṣṭhataḥ -
pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
preṣya -
preṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

preṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√preṣ -> preṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √preṣ]

preṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √preṣ class 1 verb]

√preṣ -> preṣya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √preṣ class 1 verb]

√pre (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
avad -
avat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

avat (noun, neuter)

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

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
bhāryām -
bhāryā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √bhṛ]
anuvṛtyā -
anuvṛt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anuvṛt (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ānu -
ānu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ānu (noun, neuter)

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

ānu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ānu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]