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 5.51

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नवहाटकभूषणास्तथान्या वसनं पीतमनुत्तमं वसानाः ।
अवशा वत निद्रया निपेतुर्गजभग्ना इव कर्णिकारशाखाः ॥ ५१ ॥

navahāṭakabhūṣaṇāstathānyā vasanaṃ pītamanuttamaṃ vasānāḥ |
avaśā vata nidrayā nipeturgajabhagnā iva karṇikāraśākhāḥ || 51 ||

Others, decked with new golden ornaments and wearing peerless yellow garments, fell down alas! helpless with sleep, like the boughs of the Karnikara broken by an elephant.
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 (5.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nava, Navan, Hataka, Bhushana, Vasana, Pita, Anuttama, Avasha, Avashas, Vata, Nidra, Nipa, Gaja, Bhagna, Iva, Karnikara, Shakha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.51). 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: “navahāṭakabhūṣaṇāstathānyā vasanaṃ pītamanuttamaṃ vasānāḥ ”
nava -
nava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

navan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

navan (noun, neuter)

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

√nu (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

hāṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūṣaṇās -
bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathānyā -
vasanam -
vasana (noun, neuter)

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

vasanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pītam -
pīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīta (noun, neuter)

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

pītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
anuttamam -
anuttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anuttama (noun, neuter)

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

anuttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vasānāḥ -
√vas -> vasāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 2 verb]

√vas -> vasānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 2 verb]
Line 2: “avaśā vata nidrayā nipeturgajabhagnā iva karṇikāraśākhāḥ ”
avaśā* -
avaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

avaśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

avaśas (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van -> vata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]

√van -> vata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]
nidrayā -
nidrā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
nipe -
nipa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nipa (noun, neuter)

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

nipā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

tur (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb]
gaja -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhagnā* -
bhagna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhagnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
karṇikāra -
karṇikāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

karṇikāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śākhāḥ -
śākha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śākhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]