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 11.37

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इष्टं हि तर्षप्रशमाय तोयं क्षुन्नाशहेतोरशनं तथैव ।
वातातपाम्ब्वावरणाय वेश्म कौपीनशीतावरणाय वासः ॥ ३७ ॥

iṣṭaṃ hi tarṣapraśamāya toyaṃ kṣunnāśahetoraśanaṃ tathaiva |
vātātapāmbvāvaraṇāya veśma kaupīnaśītāvaraṇāya vāsaḥ || 37 ||

'Water is desired for allaying thirst; food in the same way for removing hunger; a house for keeping off the wind, the heat of the sun, and the rain; and dress for keeping off the cold and to cover one's nakedness.
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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 (11.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishtam, Ishta, Tarsha, Prashama, Toya, Kshut, Kshudh, Nasha, Hetu, Rashana, Tatha, Vata, Apa, Ambu, Avarana, Veshman, Kaupina, Shita, Shiti, Arana, Vasas, Vasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.37). 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: “iṣṭaṃ hi tarṣapraśamāya toyaṃ kṣunnāśahetoraśanaṃ tathaiva ”
iṣṭam -
iṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tarṣa -
tarṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
praśamāya -
praśama (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
toyam -
toya (noun, neuter)

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

toyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṣun -
kṣut (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kṣudh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
nāśa -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hetor -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
raśanam -
raśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

raśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

raśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
Line 2: “vātātapāmbvāvaraṇāya veśma kaupīnaśītāvaraṇāya vāsaḥ ”
vātāt -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb]
apā -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ap (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ambvā -
ambu (noun, neuter)

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

ambu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ambu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
āvaraṇāya -
āvaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

āvaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
veśma -
veśman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kaupīna -
kaupīna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śītāva -
śīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śi class 5 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śī class 4 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śyā class 1 verb]

śīti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śīti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
araṇāya -
araṇa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

araṇa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vāsaḥ -
vāsas (noun, neuter)

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

vāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]