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 10.5

कश्चित्तमानर्च जनः कराभ्यां सत्कृत्य कश्चिच्छिरसा ववन्दे ।
स्निग्धेन कश्चिद्वचसाभ्यनन्दन्नैवं जगामाप्रतिपूज्य कश्चित् ॥ ५ ॥

kaścittamānarca janaḥ karābhyāṃ satkṛtya kaścicchirasā vavande |
snigdhena kaścidvacasābhyanandannaivaṃ jagāmāpratipūjya kaścit || 5 ||

Some people reverenced him with their hands, others in worship saluted him with their heads, some addressed him with affectionate words,—not one went on without paying him homage.

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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 (10.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Citta, Jana, Janas, Kara, Satkritya, Cit, Shiras, Snigdha, Vacas, Vacasa, Abhi, Evam, Eva, Aprati, Pujya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kaścittamānarca janaḥ karābhyāṃ satkṛtya kaścicchirasā vavande
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ānarca -
  • ṛc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karābhyām -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • satkṛtya -
  • satkṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satkṛtya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cicch -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vavande -
  • vand (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “snigdhena kaścidvacasābhyanandannaivaṃ jagāmāpratipūjya kaścit
  • snigdhena -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vacasā -
  • vacasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vacasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anandann -
  • nand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ai -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • jagāmā -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aprati -
  • aprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pūjya -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pūj]
    pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pūj]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 10.5

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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