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 11.15

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ऐडश्च राजा त्रिदिवं विगाह्य नीत्वापि देवीं वशमुर्वशीं ताम् ।
लोभादृषिभ्यः कनकं जिहीर्षुर्जगाम नाशं विषयेष्वतृप्तः ॥ १५ ॥

aiḍaśca rājā tridivaṃ vigāhya nītvāpi devīṃ vaśamurvaśīṃ tām |
lobhādṛṣibhyaḥ kanakaṃ jihīrṣurjagāma nāśaṃ viṣayeṣvatṛptaḥ || 15 ||

'King (Pururavas) the son of Ida, having penetrated into the furthest heaven, and brought the goddess Urvashi into his power,—when he wished in his greed to take away gold from the Rishis,—being unsatisfied with pleasures, fell into destruction.
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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 (11.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aida, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Tridiva, Vigahya, Api, Devi, Vasha, Urvashi, Lobha, Rishi, Kanaka, Jihirshu, Nasha, Vishaya, Atripta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “aiḍaśca rājā tridivaṃ vigāhya nītvāpi devīṃ vaśamurvaśīṃ tām ”
aiḍaś -
aiḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tridivam -
tridiva (noun, neuter)

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

tridivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vigāhya -
vigāhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigāhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nītvā -
√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
devīm -
devī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vaśam -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

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

vaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
urvaśīm -
urvaśī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “lobhādṛṣibhyaḥ kanakaṃ jihīrṣurjagāma nāśaṃ viṣayeṣvatṛptaḥ ”
lobhād -
lobha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛṣibhyaḥ -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
kanakam -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

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

kanakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jihīrṣur -
jihīrṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

jihīrṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jagāma -
√gā (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]
nāśam -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]
viṣayeṣva -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
atṛptaḥ -
atṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]