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 7.35

अन्वव्रजन्नाश्रमिणस्ततस्तं तद्रूपमाहात्म्यगतैर्मनोभिः ।
देशादनार्यैरभिभूयमानान्महार्षयो धर्ममिवापयान्तम् ॥ ३५ ॥

anvavrajannāśramiṇastatastaṃ tadrūpamāhātmyagatairmanobhiḥ |
deśādanāryairabhibhūyamānānmahārṣayo dharmamivāpayāntam || 35 ||

The dwellers of the hermitage followed him with their minds fixed on the greatness of soul visible in his person, as if they were great seers beholding Religion herself, withdrawn from a land invaded by the base.

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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 (7.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anu, Ashramin, Ashrami, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tadrupa, Ahan, Atmya, Atmi, Agata, Manas, Desha, Anarya, Abhibhuya, Ana, Maharshi, Dharma, Iva, Apaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “anvavrajannāśramiṇastatastaṃ tadrūpamāhātmyagatairmanobhiḥ
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avrajann -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • āśramiṇas -
  • āśramin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āśramin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āśramī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadrūpam -
  • tadrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadrūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadrūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmya -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ātmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ātmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • agatair -
  • agata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    agata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • manobhiḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “deśādanāryairabhibhūyamānānmahārṣayo dharmamivāpayāntam
  • deśād -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • anāryair -
  • anārya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anārya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhibhūyam -
  • abhibhūya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānān -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mahārṣayo* -
  • mahārṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahārṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apayān -
  • apayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 7.35

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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