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 5.80

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अथ स परिहरन्निशीथचण्डं परिजनबोधकरं ध्वनिं सदश्वः ।
विगतहनुरवः प्रशान्तहेषश्चकितविमुक्तपदक्रमा जगाम ॥ ८० ॥

atha sa pariharanniśīthacaṇḍaṃ parijanabodhakaraṃ dhvaniṃ sadaśvaḥ |
vigatahanuravaḥ praśāntaheṣaścakitavimuktapadakramā jagāma || 80 ||

Then that good steed, avoiding all noises which would sound startling in the dead of night and awaken the household,—all sound of his jaws hushed and his neighing silenced,—went forth, planting his hurrying steps at full speed.
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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 (5.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Pari, Harat, Nishithacanda, Parijana, Bodhakara, Dhvani, Sadashva, Vigata, Hanu, Ava, Avas, Prashanta, Hesha, Heshas, Cakita, Vimukta, Padakrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “atha sa pariharanniśīthacaṇḍaṃ parijanabodhakaraṃ dhvaniṃ sadaśvaḥ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
haran -
√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
niśīthacaṇḍam -
niśīthacaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niśīthacaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

niśīthacaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parijana -
parijana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bodhakaram -
bodhakara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bodhakara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhvanim -
dhvani (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sadaśvaḥ -
sadaśva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vigatahanuravaḥ praśāntaheṣaścakitavimuktapadakramā jagāma ”
vigata -
vigata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hanur -
hanu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

hanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
avaḥ -
avas (noun, neuter)

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

ava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

u (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
praśānta -
praśānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praśānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
heṣaś -
heṣas (noun, neuter)

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

heṣa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cakita (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vimukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padakramā* -
padakrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

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

√gam (verb class 2)

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

√gam (verb class 3)

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