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 8.38

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अनर्थकामो ऽस्य जनस्य सर्वथा तुरङ्गमो ऽपि ध्रुवमेष कन्थकः ।
जहार सर्वस्वमितस्तथा हि मे जने प्रसुप्ते निशि रत्नचौरवत् ॥ ३८ ॥

anarthakāmo 'sya janasya sarvathā turaṅgamo 'pi dhruvameṣa kanthakaḥ |
jahāra sarvasvamitastathā hi me jane prasupte niśi ratnacauravat || 38 ||

'Even that horse Kanthaka without doubt desired my utter ruin; for he bore away from hence my treasure when all were sound asleep in the night,—like one who steals jewels.
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 (8.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anarthakama, Idam, Jana, Sarvatha, Turangama, Api, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Esha, Kanthaka, Sarvasva, Itah, Ita, Tatha, Asmad, Jani, Prasupta, Prasupti, Nish, Nishi, Ratna, Cauravat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.38). 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: “anarthakāmo 'sya janasya sarvathā turaṅgamo 'pi dhruvameṣa kanthakaḥ ”
anarthakāmo' -
anarthakāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
janasya -
jana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sarvathā -
sarvathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
turaṅgamo' -
turaṅgama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kanthakaḥ -
kanthaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jahāra sarvasvamitastathā hi me jane prasupte niśi ratnacauravat ”
jahāra -
√hṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√hṝ (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
sarvasvam -
sarvasva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvasvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
itas -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
prasupte -
prasupta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prasupta (noun, neuter)

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

prasuptā (noun, feminine)

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

prasupti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
niśi -
niśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, neuter)

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

niś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ratna -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cauravat -
cauravat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

cauravat (noun, feminine)

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

cauravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]