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 7.57

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गम्भीरता या भवतस्त्वगाधा या दीप्तता यानि च लक्षणानि ।
आचार्यकं प्राप्स्यसि तत्पृथिव्यां यन्नर्षिभिः पूर्वयुगे ऽप्यवाप्तम् ॥ ५७ ॥

gambhīratā yā bhavatastvagādhā yā dīptatā yāni ca lakṣaṇāni |
ācāryakaṃ prāpsyasi tatpṛthivyāṃ yannarṣibhiḥ pūrvayuge 'pyavāptam || 57 ||

'That unfathomed depth which characterises thee, that majesty and all those signs of thine,—they shall win a teacher's chair in the earth which was never won by sages even in a former age.'
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 (7.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gambhirata, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tvac, Dipta, Tas, Yani, Yat, Lakshana, Acaryaka, Pra, Tat, Tad, Prithivi, Rishi, Purva, Puru, Ayuga, Api, Apya, Avapta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 7.57). 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: “gambhīratā yā bhavatastvagādhā yā dīptatā yāni ca lakṣaṇāni ”
gambhīratā* -
gambhīratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
bhavatas -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
tvag -
tvac (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
adhā* -
√dhā (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[aorist active second single]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
dīpta -
dīpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dīpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣaṇāni -
lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “ācāryakaṃ prāpsyasi tatpṛthivyāṃ yannarṣibhiḥ pūrvayuge 'pyavāptam ”
ācāryakam -
ācāryaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpsyasi -
√āp (verb class 5)

[future active second single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛthivyām -
pṛthivi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
yann -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
ar -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṛṣibhiḥ -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
pūrva -
pūrva (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

pūru (noun, masculine)

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

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ayuge' -
ayuga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ayuga (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ayugā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
avāptam -
avāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avāpta (noun, neuter)

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

avāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]