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 8.45

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व्रजन्नयं वाजिवरो ऽपि नास्पृशन्महीं खुराग्रैर्विधृतैरिवान्तरा ।
तथैव दैवादिव संयताननो हनुस्वनं नाकृत नाप्यहेषत ॥ ४५ ॥

vrajannayaṃ vājivaro 'pi nāspṛśanmahīṃ khurāgrairvidhṛtairivāntarā |
tathaiva daivādiva saṃyatānano hanusvanaṃ nākṛta nāpyaheṣata || 45 ||

'And this best of horses as he went along touched not the ground with the tips of his hoofs as if they were kept aloft from it; and so too, having his mouth restrained as by fate, he made no sound with his jaws and neighed not.
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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 (8.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrajat, Aya, Idam, Vajin, Vaji, Vara, Varas, Api, Nri, Asprishat, Mahi, Khuragra, Vidhrita, Iva, Antara, Tatha, Daivat, Daiva, Samyata, Ana, Anas, Hanusvana, Akrita, Nabh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.45). 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: “vrajannayaṃ vājivaro 'pi nāspṛśanmahīṃ khurāgrairvidhṛtairivāntarā ”
vrajann -
√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāji -
vāji (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vājin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vājin (noun, neuter)

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

vājī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vājī (noun, feminine)

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

vājī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
varo' -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aspṛśan -
aspṛśat (noun, masculine)

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

aspṛśat (noun, neuter)

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

√spṛś (verb class 6)

[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
mahīm -
mahī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
khurāgrair -
khurāgra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vidhṛtair -
vidhṛta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vidhṛta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
antarā -
antarā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tathaiva daivādiva saṃyatānano hanusvanaṃ nākṛta nāpyaheṣata ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
daivād -
daivāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṃyatān -
saṃyata (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ano* -
anas (noun, neuter)

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

ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hanusvanam -
hanusvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
akṛta -
akṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
nāp -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
aheṣata -
√heṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]