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 8.44

अहं हि जानन्नपि राजशासनं बलात्कृतः कैरपि दैवतैरिव ।
उपानयं तूर्णमिमं तुरङ्गमं तथान्वगच्छं विगतश्रमो ऽध्वनि ॥ ४४ ॥

ahaṃ hi jānannapi rājaśāsanaṃ balātkṛtaḥ kairapi daivatairiva |
upānayaṃ tūrṇamimaṃ turaṅgamaṃ tathānvagacchaṃ vigataśramo 'dhvani || 44 ||

'I indeed, though I well knew the king's command, as though dragged by force by some divine powers, brought quickly to him this swift steed, and followed him on the road unwearied.

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

Aha, Asmad, Janat, Api, Rajashasana, Balatkrita, Kah, Kim, Daivata, Iva, Upana, Yah, Turnam, Turna, Idam, Turangama, Tatha, Agaccha, Vigata, Shrama, Adhvan, Adhvani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ahaṃ hi jānannapi rājaśāsanaṃ balātkṛtaḥ kairapi daivatairiva
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jānann -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rājaśāsanam -
  • rājaśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • balātkṛtaḥ -
  • balātkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kair -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • daivatair -
  • daivata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daivata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “upānayaṃ tūrṇamimaṃ turaṅgamaṃ tathānvagacchaṃ vigataśramo 'dhvani
  • upāna -
  • upāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • turaṅgamam -
  • turaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tathān -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agaccham -
  • agaccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agaccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agacchā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śramo' -
  • śrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhvani -
  • adhvani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 8.44

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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