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 5.16

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इति बुद्धिरियं च नीरजस्का ववृधे तस्य महात्मनो विशुद्धा ।
पुरुषैरपरैरदृश्यमानः पुरुषश्चोपससर्प भिक्षुवेशः ॥ १६ ॥

iti buddhiriyaṃ ca nīrajaskā vavṛdhe tasya mahātmano viśuddhā |
puruṣairaparairadṛśyamānaḥ puruṣaścopasasarpa bhikṣuveśaḥ || 16 ||

Thus did this pure passionless meditation grow within the great-souled one; and unobserved by the other men, there crept up a man in a beggar's dress.
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 (5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Buddhi, Iyam, Idam, Nirajaska, Tad, Mahatman, Vishuddha, Purusha, Apara, Adrishya, Ana, Sasarpa, Bhikshu, Vesha, Veshas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.16). 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: “iti buddhiriyaṃ ca nīrajaskā vavṛdhe tasya mahātmano viśuddhā ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nīrajaskā* -
nīrajaska (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nīrajaskā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vavṛdhe -
√vṛdh (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mahātmano* -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

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

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
viśuddhā -
viśuddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “puruṣairaparairadṛśyamānaḥ puruṣaścopasasarpa bhikṣuveśaḥ ”
puruṣair -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
aparair -
apara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

apara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
adṛśyam -
adṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

adṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ānaḥ -
āna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
puruṣaś -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
copa -
√cup (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sasarpa -
sasarpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sasarpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sṛp (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
bhikṣu -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhikṣu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
veśaḥ -
veśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

veśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]