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 7.40

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तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यभितस्तथैव सोपानभूतानि नभस्तलस्य ।
जुष्टानि धर्मात्मभिरात्मवद्भिर्देवर्षिभिश्चैव महार्षिभिश्च ॥ ४० ॥

tīrthāni puṇyānyabhitastathaiva sopānabhūtāni nabhastalasya |
juṣṭāni dharmātmabhirātmavadbhirdevarṣibhiścaiva mahārṣibhiśca || 40 ||

'Near us also are holy spots of pilgrimage, which become ladders to heaven; loved by divine sages and saints whose souls are intent on devotion and who keep their souls in perfect control.
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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 (7.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tirtha, Punya, Abhitah, Tatha, Sopanabhuta, Nabhastala, Jushta, Dharmatman, Atmavat, Devarshi, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “tīrthāni puṇyānyabhitastathaiva sopānabhūtāni nabhastalasya ”
tīrthāni -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
puṇyānya -
puṇya (noun, neuter)

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

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
abhitas -
abhitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sopānabhūtāni -
sopānabhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nabhastalasya -
nabhastala (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
Line 2: “juṣṭāni dharmātmabhirātmavadbhirdevarṣibhiścaiva mahārṣibhiśca ”
juṣṭāni -
juṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

√juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √juṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √juṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √juṣ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √juṣ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √juṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √juṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √juṣ class 6 verb]
dharmātmabhir -
dharmātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dharmātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ātmavadbhir -
ātmavat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ātmavat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
devarṣibhiś -
devarṣi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
mahārṣibhiś -
mahārṣi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mahārṣi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

mahārṣi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]