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 8.24

ततः सवाष्पा महिषी महीपतेः प्रनष्टवत्सा महिषीव वत्सला ।
प्रगृह्य बाहू निपपात गौतमी विलोलपर्णा कदलीव काञ्चनी ॥ २४ ॥

tataḥ savāṣpā mahiṣī mahīpateḥ pranaṣṭavatsā mahiṣīva vatsalā |
pragṛhya bāhū nipapāta gautamī vilolaparṇā kadalīva kāñcanī || 24 ||

Then the king's principal queen Gautami, like a fond cow that has lost her calf, fell bursting into tears on the ground with outstretched arms, like a golden plantain-tree with trembling leaves.

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mahishi, Mahipati, Pranashta, Vatsa, Iva, Vatsala, Pragrihya, Bahu, Nipa, Pata, Gautami, Vilola, Kadali, Kadalin, Kancani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tataḥ savāṣpā mahiṣī mahīpateḥ pranaṣṭavatsā mahiṣīva vatsalā
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse savāṣpā*ma
  • mahiṣī -
  • mahiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahiṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahīpateḥ -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pranaṣṭa -
  • pranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatsā* -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vatsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahiṣī -
  • mahiṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vatsalā -
  • vatsalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pragṛhya bāhū nipapāta gautamī vilolaparṇā kadalīva kāñcanī
  • pragṛhya -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhū -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nipa -
  • nipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāta -
  • pāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • gautamī -
  • gautamī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gautami (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vilola -
  • vilola (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilola (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parṇā -
  • kadalī -
  • kadalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kadalin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kadali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kadali (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kadali (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāñcanī -
  • kāñcanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 8.24

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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