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 10.41

इत्येवं मगधपतिर्वचो बभाषे यः सम्यग्वलभिदिव ध्रुवं बभाषे ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा न स विचचार राजसूनुः कैलासो गिरिरिव नैकचित्रसानुः ॥ ४१ ॥

ityevaṃ magadhapatirvaco babhāṣe yaḥ samyagvalabhidiva dhruvaṃ babhāṣe |
tacchrutvā na sa vicacāra rājasūnuḥ kailāso giririva naikacitrasānuḥ || 41 ||

Thus spoke the monarch of the Magadhas, who spoke well and strongly like Indra; but having heard it, the prince did not falter, (firm) like the mountain Kailasa, having its many summits variegated (with lines of metals).

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

Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Magadha, Pati, Vaca, Vacas, Yah, Samyak, Valabhi, Diva, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Tat, Tad, Rajasunu, Kailasa, Giri, Iva, Naika, Citrasanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 10.41). 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: “ityevaṃ magadhapatirvaco babhāṣe yaḥ samyagvalabhidiva dhruvaṃ babhāṣe
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • 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]
  • magadha -
  • magadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • babhāṣe -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • valabhi -
  • valabhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    valabhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    valabhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    valabhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • diva -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • babhāṣe -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “tacchrutvā na sa vicacāra rājasūnuḥ kailāso giririva naikacitrasānuḥ
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cacāra -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • rājasūnuḥ -
  • rājasūnu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kailāso* -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • girir -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • naika -
  • naika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citrasānuḥ -
  • citrasānu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    citrasānu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 10.41

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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