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 11.70

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अथेन्द्रवद्दिव्यव शश्वदर्कवद्गुणैरव श्रेय इहाव गामव ।
अवायुरार्यैरव सत्सुतान् अव श्रियश्च राजन्नव धर्ममात्मनः ॥ ७० ॥

athendravaddivyava śaśvadarkavadguṇairava śreya ihāva gāmava |
avāyurāryairava satsutān ava śriyaśca rājannava dharmamātmanaḥ || 70 ||

'Now therefore do thou guard (the world) like Indra in heaven; guard it continually like the sun by thy excellencies; guard its best happiness here; guard the earth; guard life by the noble; guard the sons of the good; guard thy royal powers, O king; and guard thine own religion.
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 (11.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Indravat, Div, Divi, Divya, Ava, Shashvat, Arkavat, Guna, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Iha, Gama, Avayu, Arya, Sat, Sad, Shri, Shriya, Rajanna, Dharma, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.70). 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: “athendravaddivyava śaśvadarkavadguṇairava śreya ihāva gāmava ”
athe -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
indravad -
indravat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

indravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
divya -
divi (noun, masculine)

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

divī (noun, feminine)

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

divya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√div -> divya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √div]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śaśvad -
śaśvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śaśvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śaśvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
arkavad -
arkavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

arkavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
guṇair -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śreya* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gāma -
gāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural], [injunctive active first plural]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active first plural]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “avāyurāryairava satsutān ava śriyaśca rājannava dharmamātmanaḥ ”
avāyur -
avāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

avāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āryair -
ārya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ārya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
satsu -
sat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

sad (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śriyaś -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājanna -
rājanna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]