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 5.72

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अथ हेमखलीनपूर्णवक्त्रं लघुशय्यास्तरणोपगूढपृष्ठम् ।
बलसत्त्वजवत्वरोपपन्नं स वराश्वं तमुपानिनाय भर्त्रे ॥ ७२ ॥

atha hemakhalīnapūrṇavaktraṃ laghuśayyāstaraṇopagūḍhapṛṣṭham |
balasattvajavatvaropapannaṃ sa varāśvaṃ tamupānināya bhartre || 72 ||

Then he brought out for his master that noble steed, his mouth furnished with a golden bit, his back lightly touched by the bed on which he had been lying, and endued with strength, vigour, speed, and swiftness;
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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 (5.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Hema, Heman, Khalina, Purna, Vaktra, Laghu, Shayya, Tarana, Upagudha, Prishtha, Bala, Sattva, Ara, Aru, Upapanna, Vara, Ashva, Upa, Anina, Bhartri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “atha hemakhalīnapūrṇavaktraṃ laghuśayyāstaraṇopagūḍhapṛṣṭham ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hema -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
khalīna -
khalīna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
vaktram -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

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

vaktrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
laghu -
laghu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

laghu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

laghu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

laghu (noun, neuter)

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

laghū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

laghū (noun, feminine)

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

laghū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śayyās -
śayyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

upagūḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣṭham -
pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “balasattvajavatvaropapannaṃ sa varāśvaṃ tamupānināya bhartre ”
bala -
bala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bal (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
javatva -
√jū (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
aro -
ara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

arā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

aru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
upapannam -
upapanna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upapanna (noun, neuter)

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

upapannā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
varā -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

varā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śū (verb class 1)

[aorist active first single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anināya -
anina (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

anina (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
bhartre -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]