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 5.45

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तत उत्तममुत्तमाश्च नार्यो निशि तूर्यैरुपतस्थुरिन्द्रकल्पम् ।
हिमवच्छिरसीव चन्द्रगौरे द्रविणेन्द्रात्मजमप्सरोगणौघाः ॥ ४५ ॥

tata uttamamuttamāśca nāryo niśi tūryairupatasthurindrakalpam |
himavacchirasīva candragaure draviṇendrātmajamapsarogaṇaughāḥ || 45 ||

Then the noblest of women waited during the night on the noblest of men who was like Indra himself, with a concert of musical instruments, as the crowds of heavenly nymphs wait on the son of the Lord of wealth upon the summit of Himavat, white like the moon.
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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 (5.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Uttamam, Uttama, Nari, Narya, Nish, Nishi, Turya, Upa, Indrakalpa, Himavacchiras, Iva, Candra, Gaura, Dravinendratmaja, Apsara, Ugana, Augha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.45). 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: “tata uttamamuttamāśca nāryo niśi tūryairupatasthurindrakalpam ”
tata* -
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]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uttamāś -
uttama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāryo* -
nārī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
niśi -
niśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, neuter)

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

niś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tūryair -
tūrya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tūrya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tasthur -
√sthā (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
indrakalpam -
indrakalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

indrakalpa (noun, neuter)

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

indrakalpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “himavacchirasīva candragaure draviṇendrātmajamapsarogaṇaughāḥ ”
himavacchirasī -
himavacchiras (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
candra -
candra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

candra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaure -
gaura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gaura (noun, neuter)

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

gaurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
draviṇendrātmajam -
draviṇendrātmaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
apsaro -
apsara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apsara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

apsarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ugaṇau -
ugaṇa (noun, masculine)

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

ugaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ugaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aughāḥ -
augha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]