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 5.7

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अवतीर्य ततस्तुरङ्गपृष्ठाच्छनकैर्गां व्यचरत् शुचा परीतः ।
जगतो जननव्ययं विचिन्वन् कृपणं खल्विदमित्युवाच चार्त्तः ॥ ७ ॥

avatīrya tatasturaṅgapṛṣṭhācchanakairgāṃ vyacarat śucā parītaḥ |
jagato jananavyayaṃ vicinvan kṛpaṇaṃ khalvidamityuvāca cārttaḥ || 7 ||

Having alighted from the back of his horse, he went over the ground slowly, overcome with sorrow,—pondering the birth and destruction of the world, he, grieved, exclaimed, 'this is indeed pitiable.'
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 (5.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avatirya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Turanga, Prishtha, Shanakaih, Shanaka, Vya, Acarat, Shuc, Shuca, Parita, Jagat, Janana, Vyaya, Vici, Kripanam, Kripana, Khalu, Idam, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.7). 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: “avatīrya tatasturaṅgapṛṣṭhācchanakairgāṃ vyacarat śucā parītaḥ ”
avatīrya -
√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √avatṝ]

√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √avatṝ]

√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √avatṝ]

avatīrya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avatīrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatas -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
turaṅga -
turaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣṭhācch -
pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śanakair -
śanakaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śanaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
gām -
gā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

go (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active first single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active first single]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

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

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
acarat -
acarat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

acarat (noun, neuter)

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

√car (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
śucā -
śuc (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śuc (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śuc (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

śucā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
parītaḥ -
parīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jagato jananavyayaṃ vicinvan kṛpaṇaṃ khalvidamityuvāca cārttaḥ ”
jagato* -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
janana -
janana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

janana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyayam -
vyaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyaya (noun, neuter)

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

vyayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vici -
vici (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vicī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nva -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

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

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
an -
kṛpaṇam -
kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
khalvi -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalu (noun, masculine)

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

khalu (noun, feminine)

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

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arttaḥ -
√ard (verb class 7)

[present active third dual]