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 9.70

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ततः सवाष्पौ सचिवद्विजावुभौ निशम्य तस्य स्थिरमेव निश्चयम् ।
विषण्णवक्त्रावनुगम्य दुःखितौ शनैरगत्या पुरमेव जग्मतुः ॥ ७० ॥

tataḥ savāṣpau sacivadvijāvubhau niśamya tasya sthirameva niścayam |
viṣaṇṇavaktrāvanugamya duḥkhitau śanairagatyā purameva jagmatuḥ || 70 ||

Then the minister and the Brahman, both full of tears, having heard his firm determination, and having followed him awhile with despondent looks, and overcome with sorrow, slowly returned of necessity to the city.
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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 (9.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Saciva, Dvija, Ubha, Nisham, Nisha, Sthira, Eva, Nishcaya, Vishanna, Vaktra, Anugamya, Duhkhita, Shanaih, Shana, Agatya, Agati, Pur, Pura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.70). 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: “tataḥ savāṣpau sacivadvijāvubhau niśamya tasya sthirameva niścayam ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
Cannot analyse savāṣpau*sa
saciva -
saciva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvijāvu -
dvija (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
niśam -
niśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

niśa (noun, neuter)

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

niśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ya -
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]
sthiram -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthira (noun, neuter)

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

sthirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “viṣaṇṇavaktrāvanugamya duḥkhitau śanairagatyā purameva jagmatuḥ ”
viṣaṇṇa -
viṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣaṇṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaktrāva -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anugamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√anugam -> anugamya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √anugam]
duḥkhitau -
duḥkhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śanair -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
agatyā -
agatyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agati (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagmatuḥ -
√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active third dual]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active third dual]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active third dual]