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 8.50

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इति प्रयाणं बहुधैवमद्भुतं निशम्य तास्तस्य महात्मनः स्त्रियः ।
प्रनष्टशोका इव विस्मयं ययुर्मनोज्वरं प्रव्रजनात्तु लेभिरे ॥ ५० ॥

iti prayāṇaṃ bahudhaivamadbhutaṃ niśamya tāstasya mahātmanaḥ striyaḥ |
pranaṣṭaśokā iva vismayaṃ yayurmanojvaraṃ pravrajanāttu lebhire || 50 ||

Having thus heard the history of the prince's departure, so marvellous in many ways, those women, as though losing their grief, were filled with wonder, but they again took up their distress at the thought of his becoming an ascetic.
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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 (8.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Prayana, Bahudha, Evam, Eva, Adbhuta, Nisham, Nisha, Tas, Tad, Mahatman, Stri, Pranashta, Shoka, Iva, Vismaya, Yayu, Manojvara, Pravrajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.50). 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: “iti prayāṇaṃ bahudhaivamadbhutaṃ niśamya tāstasya mahātmanaḥ striyaḥ ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prayāṇam -
prayāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

√pre -> prayāṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]

√pre -> prayāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
bahudhai -
bahudhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adbhutam -
adbhuta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adbhuta (noun, neuter)

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

adbhutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
niśam -
niśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

niśa (noun, neuter)

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

niśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ya -
tās -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mahātmanaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
striyaḥ -
strī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “pranaṣṭaśokā iva vismayaṃ yayurmanojvaraṃ pravrajanāttu lebhire ”
pranaṣṭa -
pranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śokā* -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śokā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vismayam -
vismaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vismaya (noun, neuter)

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

vismayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yayur -
yayu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
manojvaram -
manojvara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
pravrajanāt -
pravrajana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
lebhire -
√labh (verb class 1)

[perfect middle third plural]