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 5.28

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प्रणिपत्य च साञ्जलिर्बभाषे दिश मह्यं नरदेव साध्वनुज्ञाम् ।
परिविव्रजिषामि मोक्षहेतोर्नियतो ह्यस्य जनस्य विप्रयोगः ॥ २८ ॥

praṇipatya ca sāñjalirbabhāṣe diśa mahyaṃ naradeva sādhvanujñām |
parivivrajiṣāmi mokṣahetorniyato hyasya janasya viprayogaḥ || 28 ||

Prostrating himself, with folded hands, he addressed him, 'Grant me graciously thy permission, O lord of men,—I wish to become a wandering mendicant for the sake of liberation, since separation is appointed for me.'
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 (5.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prani, Patya, Sanjali, Disha, Mahya, Asmad, Naradeva, Sadhu, Anujna, Parivi, Vrajin, Sha, Amin, Mokshahetu, Niyata, Idam, Jana, Viprayoga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.28). 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: “praṇipatya ca sāñjalirbabhāṣe diśa mahyaṃ naradeva sādhvanujñām ”
praṇi -
praṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

praṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
patya -
patya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pat -> patya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pat]

√pat -> patya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pat]

√pat (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāñjalir -
sāñjali (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sāñjali (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
babhāṣe -
√bhāṣ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
diśa -
diśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

diśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√diś (verb class 6)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
naradeva -
naradeva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhva -
sādhu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādhu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

sādhu (noun, masculine)

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

sādhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
anujñām -
anujñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “parivivrajiṣāmi mokṣahetorniyato hyasya janasya viprayogaḥ ”
parivi -
parivī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

parivī (noun, neuter)

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

parivī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vraji -
vrajin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vrajin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ṣā -
ṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mokṣahetor -
mokṣahetu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
niyato* -
niyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

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

[genitive single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
viprayogaḥ -
viprayoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]