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 11.38

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निद्राविघाताय तथैव शय्या यानं तथाध्वश्रमनाशनाय ।
तथासनं स्थानविनोदनाय स्नानं मृजारोग्यबलाश्रयाय ॥ ३८ ॥

nidrāvighātāya tathaiva śayyā yānaṃ tathādhvaśramanāśanāya |
tathāsanaṃ sthānavinodanāya snānaṃ mṛjārogyabalāśrayāya || 38 ||

'So too a bed is for removing drowsiness; a carriage for remedying the fatigue of a journey; a seat for alleviating the pain of standing; so bathing as a means for washing, health, and strength.
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nidra, Avighata, Tatha, Shayya, Yana, Adhvashrama, Nashana, Asana, Sthanu, Ina, Inu, Udat, Aya, Snana, Mrija, Arogin, Arogya, Arogi, Abala, Ashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.38). 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: “nidrāvighātāya tathaiva śayyā yānaṃ tathādhvaśramanāśanāya ”
nidrā -
nidrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avighātāya -
avighāta (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

avighāta (noun, neuter)

[dative 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]
śayyā* -
śayyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yānam -
yāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yāna (noun, neuter)

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

yānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathā -
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]
adhvaśrama -
adhvaśrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāśanāya -
nāśana (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

nāśana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
Line 2: “tathāsanaṃ sthānavinodanāya snānaṃ mṛjārogyabalāśrayāya ”
tathā -
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]
asanam -
asana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asana (noun, neuter)

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

asanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√san (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
sthānavi -
sthānu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sthānu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ino -
ina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

inā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

inu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
udan -
√ud -> udat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb]
āya -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
snānam -
snāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mṛjā -
mṛja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mṛja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mṛjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mṛj (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
arogya -
arogin (noun, masculine)

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

arogin (noun, neuter)

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

arogya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arogya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

arogi (noun, masculine)

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

arogi (noun, feminine)

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

arogi (noun, neuter)

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

arogī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

arogī (noun, feminine)

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

arogī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abalā -
abala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

abalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āśrayāya -
āśraya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

āśraya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]