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 9.29

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शोकाग्निना त्वद्विरहेन्धनेन निःश्वासधूमेन तमःशिखेन ।
त्वद्दर्शनायर्छति दह्यमानः सो ऽन्तःपुरं चैव पुरं च कृत्स्नम् ॥ २९ ॥

śokāgninā tvadvirahendhanena niḥśvāsadhūmena tamaḥśikhena |
tvaddarśanāyarchati dahyamānaḥ so 'ntaḥpuraṃ caiva puraṃ ca kṛtsnam || 29 ||

'Burned with the fire of anguish within him, to which thy absence adds fresh fuel,—a fire whose smoke is sighs and its flame despair,—he wanders for a sight of thee through the women's apartments and the whole city.'
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shokagni, Yushmad, Viraha, Indhana, Nihshvasa, Dhuma, Tama, Tamas, Shikha, Darshana, Dah, Sah, Antahpura, Pur, Pura, Kritsna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.29). 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: “śokāgninā tvadvirahendhanena niḥśvāsadhūmena tamaḥśikhena ”
śokāgninā -
śokāgni (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tvad -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
virahe -
viraha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
indhanena -
indhana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
niḥśvāsa -
niḥśvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhūmena -
dhūma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śikhena -
śikha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “tvaddarśanāyarchati dahyamānaḥ so 'ntaḥpuraṃ caiva puraṃ ca kṛtsnam ”
tvad -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
darśanāyar -
darśana (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ṛchati -
√ṛch (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
dahya -
√dah -> dahya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dah]

dah (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dah (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
amānaḥ -
√mān (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
antaḥpuram -
antaḥpura (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛtsnam -
kṛtsna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtsna (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]