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 5.75

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बहुशः कलिशत्रवो निरस्ताः समरे त्वामधिरुह्य पार्थिवेन ।
अहमप्यमृतं परं यथावत्तुरगश्रेष्ठ लभेय तत्कुरुष्व ॥ ७५ ॥

bahuśaḥ kaliśatravo nirastāḥ samare tvāmadhiruhya pārthivena |
ahamapyamṛtaṃ paraṃ yathāvatturagaśreṣṭha labheya tatkuruṣva || 75 ||

'Oftentimes have evil enemies been overthrown by the king when mounted on thee; do thou, O best of steeds, so exert thyself that I too may obtain the highest immortality.
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 (5.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahushah, Bahusha, Kalishatru, Nirasta, Samara, Tva, Yushmad, Parthiva, Aha, Asmad, Apya, Ritam, Rita, Param, Para, Yathavat, Turaga, Shreshtha, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.75). 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: “bahuśaḥ kaliśatravo nirastāḥ samare tvāmadhiruhya pārthivena ”
bahuśaḥ -
bahuśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahuśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaliśatravo* -
kaliśatru (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nirastāḥ -
nirasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nirastā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
adhiruhya -
√adhiruh -> adhiruhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √adhiruh]
pārthivena -
pārthiva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pārthiva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “ahamapyamṛtaṃ paraṃ yathāvatturagaśreṣṭha labheya tatkuruṣva ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
apyam -
apya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṛtam -
ṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yathāvat -
yathāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
turaga -
turaga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
labheya -
√labh (verb class 1)

[optative middle first single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kuruṣva -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative middle second single]