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 8.73

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निशाम्य च च्छन्दककन्थकावुभौ सुतस्य संश्रुत्य च निश्चयं स्थिरम् ।
पपात शोकाभिहतो महीपतिः शचीपतेर्वृत्त इवोत्सवे ध्वजः ॥ ७३ ॥

niśāmya ca cchandakakanthakāvubhau sutasya saṃśrutya ca niścayaṃ sthiram |
papāta śokābhihato mahīpatiḥ śacīpatervṛtta ivotsave dhvajaḥ || 73 ||

Having heard (of the arrival) of both Chandaka and Kanthaka, and having learned the fixed resolve of his son, the lord of the earth fell struck down by sorrow like the banner of Indra when the festival is over.
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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 (8.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nish, Nisha, Ccha, Daka, Kanthaka, Ubha, Suta, Samshrutya, Nishcaya, Sthira, Shoka, Abhihata, Mahipati, Shacipati, Vritta, Iva, Utsava, Dhvaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.73). 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: “niśāmya ca cchandakakanthakāvubhau sutasya saṃśrutya ca niścayaṃ sthiram ”
niśām -
niś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

niśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ya -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cchan -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
daka -
daka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kanthakāvu -
kanthaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ubhau -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sutasya -
suta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

suta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √sū class 2 verb]
saṃśrutya -
saṃśrutya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niścayam -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
sthiram -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthira (noun, neuter)

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

sthirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “papāta śokābhihato mahīpatiḥ śacīpatervṛtta ivotsave dhvajaḥ ”
papāta -
√pā (verb class 3)

[imperative active second plural]

√pat (verb class 1)

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

√pat (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
śokā -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śokā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śuk (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhihato* -
abhihata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahīpatiḥ -
mahīpati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śacīpater -
śacīpati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vṛtta* -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
utsave -
utsava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dhvajaḥ -
dhvaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]