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 5.49

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विबभौ करलग्नवेणुरन्या स्तनविस्रस्तसितांशुका शयाना ।
ऋजुषट्पदपङ्क्तिजुष्टपद्मा जलफेनप्रहसत्तटा नदीव ॥ ४९ ॥

vibabhau karalagnaveṇuranyā stanavisrastasitāṃśukā śayānā |
ṛjuṣaṭpadapaṅktijuṣṭapadmā jalaphenaprahasattaṭā nadīva || 49 ||

Another shone with her flute clinging to her hand, lying with her white garments fallen from her bosom,—like a river whose banks are smiling with the foam of the water and whose lotuses are covered with a straight line of bees.
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 (5.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vip, Abhi, Kara, Lagna, Venu, Ani, Anya, Stana, Visrasta, Sitamshuka, Shayana, Riju, Shatpadapankti, Jushta, Padma, Jalaphena, Prahasat, Tata, Nadi, Nadin, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.49). 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: “vibabhau karalagnaveṇuranyā stanavisrastasitāṃśukā śayānā ”
vib -
vip (noun, feminine)

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

vip (noun, masculine)

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

vip (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhau -
abhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kara -
kara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

lagna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]

√lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]
veṇur -
veṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vaṇ (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
anyā -
anī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
stana -
stana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√stan (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

visrasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sitāṃśukā -
sitāṃśukā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

√śī -> śayānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
Line 2: “ṛjuṣaṭpadapaṅktijuṣṭapadmā jalaphenaprahasattaṭā nadīva ”
ṛju -
ṛju (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛju (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ṛju (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛju (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ṣaṭpadapaṅkti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṣaṭpadapaṅkti (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

juṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]

√juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
padmā* -
padma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

padmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jalaphena -
jalaphena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prahasat -
prahasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

prahasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
taṭā* -
taṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nadī -
nadi (noun, masculine)

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

nadi (noun, neuter)

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

nadi (noun, feminine)

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

nadī (noun, feminine)

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

nadin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

nadin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]