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 8.79

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अजस्य राज्ञस्तनयाय धीमते नराधिपायेन्द्रसखाय मे स्पृहा ।
गते वनं यस्तनये दिवं गतो न मोघवाष्पः कृपणं जिजीव ह ॥ ७९ ॥

ajasya rājñastanayāya dhīmate narādhipāyendrasakhāya me spṛhā |
gate vanaṃ yastanaye divaṃ gato na moghavāṣpaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ jijīva ha || 79 ||

'I envy the monarch, that friend of Indra, the wise son of king Aja, who, when his son went into the forest, went himself to heaven, and dragged out no miserable life here with vain tears.
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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 (8.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aja, Ajasya, Rajan, Tanaya, Dhimat, Dhimata, Naradhipa, Indrasakha, Asmad, Spriha, Gat, Gata, Gati, Vana, Yasta, Naya, Div, Diva, Kripanam, Kripana, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.79). 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: “ajasya rājñastanayāya dhīmate narādhipāyendrasakhāya me spṛhā ”
ajasya -
ajasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aja (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

aja (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
rājñas -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
tanayāya -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

tanaya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
dhīmate -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhīmat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

dhīmatā (noun, feminine)

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

dhīmata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhīmata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
narādhipāye -
narādhipa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
indrasakhāya -
indrasakha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
spṛhā -
spṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “gate vanaṃ yastanaye divaṃ gato na moghavāṣpaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ jijīva ha ”
gate -
gat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

gati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yasta -
yasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
naye -
naya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

nayā (noun, feminine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
divam -
diva (noun, neuter)

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

divan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

divā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

div (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gato* -
gat (noun, masculine)

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

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse moghavāṣpaḥ*kṛ
kṛpaṇam -
kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jijīva -
√jīv (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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