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 8.42

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इतीह देव्याः परिदेविताश्रयं निशम्य वाष्पग्रथिताक्षरं वचः ।
अधोमुखः साश्रुकलः कृताञ्जलिः शनैरिदं छन्दक उत्तरं जगौ ॥ ४२ ॥

itīha devyāḥ paridevitāśrayaṃ niśamya vāṣpagrathitākṣaraṃ vacaḥ |
adhomukhaḥ sāśrukalaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ śanairidaṃ chandaka uttaraṃ jagau || 42 ||

Having thus heard the queen's words, their syllables choked with tears and full of lament, slowly Chandaka uttered this answer, with his face bent down, his voice low with tears, and his hands clasped in supplication:
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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 (8.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Iha, Devi, Devya, Paridevita, Nisham, Nisha, Vaca, Vacas, Adhomukha, Sashru, Kala, Kritanjali, Shanaih, Shana, Idam, Chandaka, Uttaram, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.42). 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: “itīha devyāḥ paridevitāśrayaṃ niśamya vāṣpagrathitākṣaraṃ vacaḥ ”
itī -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
devyāḥ -
devī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]

√dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
paridevitā -
paridevita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paridevita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paridevitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśrayam -
√śri (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
niśam -
niśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

niśa (noun, neuter)

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

niśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ya -
Cannot analyse vāṣpagrathitākṣaram*va
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “adhomukhaḥ sāśrukalaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ śanairidaṃ chandaka uttaraṃ jagau ”
adhomukhaḥ -
adhomukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sāśru -
sāśru (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sāśru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sāśru (noun, neuter)

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

sāśru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kalaḥ -
kala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛtāñjaliḥ -
kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śanair -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
chandaka* -
chandaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uttaram -
uttaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagau -
√gā (verb class 2)

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

√gā (verb class 3)

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

√gā (verb class 1)

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

√gā (verb class 2)

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

√gā (verb class 3)

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