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 8.7

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ततो भ्रमद्भिर्दिशि दीनमानसैरनुज्ज्वलैर्वाष्पहतेक्षणैर्नरैः ।
निवार्यमाणाविव तावुभौ पुरं शनैरजःस्नातमिवाभिजग्मतुः ॥ ७ ॥

tato bhramadbhirdiśi dīnamānasairanujjvalairvāṣpahatekṣaṇairnaraiḥ |
nivāryamāṇāviva tāvubhau puraṃ śanairajaḥsnātamivābhijagmatuḥ || 7 ||

Then those two,—who were as it were silently forbidden by the sad inhabitants who were wandering in that direction, their brightness gone and their eyes dim with tears,—-slowly entered the city which seemed all bathed in gloom.
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 (8.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhramat, Dish, Nivarya, Ani, Iva, Ubha, Pur, Pura, Shanaih, Shana, Aja, Snata, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.7). 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: “tato bhramadbhirdiśi dīnamānasairanujjvalairvāṣpahatekṣaṇairnaraiḥ ”
tato* -
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
bhramadbhir -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
diśi -
diś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Cannot analyse dīnamānasairanujjvalairvāṣpahatekṣaṇairnaraiḥ
Line 2: “nivāryamāṇāviva tāvubhau puraṃ śanairajaḥsnātamivābhijagmatuḥ ”
nivāryam -
nivārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nivārya (noun, neuter)

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

nivāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āṇāvi -
āṇi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tāvu -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ubhau -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śanair -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ajaḥ -
aja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
snātam -
snāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

snāta (noun, neuter)

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

snātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 4 verb]

√snā -> snāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 4 verb]

√snā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jagmatuḥ -
√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active third dual]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active third dual]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active third dual]