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 5.59

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अपरास्त्ववशा ह्रिया वियुक्ता धृतिमत्यो ऽपि वपुर्गुणैरुपेताः ।
विनिशश्वसुरुल्वणं शयाना विकृताक्षिप्तभुजा जजृम्भिरे च ॥ ५९ ॥

aparāstvavaśā hriyā viyuktā dhṛtimatyo 'pi vapurguṇairupetāḥ |
viniśaśvasurulvaṇaṃ śayānā vikṛtākṣiptabhujā jajṛmbhire ca || 59 ||

Others, helpless and lost to shame, though naturally self-possessed and endued with all graces of person, breathed violently as they lay and yawned with their arms distorted and tossed about.
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 (5.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apara, Tva, Avasha, Avashas, Hri, Viyukta, Dhritimati, Api, Vapurguna, Upeta, Ulvana, Shayana, Vikrita, Akshipta, Bhuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.59). 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: “aparāstvavaśā hriyā viyuktā dhṛtimatyo 'pi vapurguṇairupetāḥ ”
aparās -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avaśā* -
avaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

avaśā (noun, feminine)

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

avaśas (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
hriyā* -
hrī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
viyuktā* -
viyukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viyuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dhṛtimatyo' -
dhṛtimatī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vapurguṇair -
vapurguṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
upetāḥ -
upeta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upetā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “viniśaśvasurulvaṇaṃ śayānā vikṛtākṣiptabhujā jajṛmbhire ca ”
vini -
vi (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vini (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śaśvasur -
√śvas (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
ulvaṇam -
ulvaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ulvaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śayānā* -
śayāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śayānā (noun, feminine)

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

√śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)

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

√śī -> śayānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śī class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śī class 2 verb]
vikṛtā -
vikṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ākṣipta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhujā* -
bhuja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhujā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jajṛmbhire -
√jṛmbh (verb class 1)

[perfect middle third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]