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 11.71

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हिमारिकेतूद्भवसम्प्लवान्तरे यथा द्विजो याति विमोक्षयंस्तनुम् ।
हिमारिशत्रुं क्षयशत्रुघातिनस्तथान्तरे याहि विमोचयन्मनः ॥ ७१ ॥

himāriketūdbhavasamplavāntare yathā dvijo yāti vimokṣayaṃstanum |
himāriśatruṃ kṣayaśatrughātinastathāntare yāhi vimocayanmanaḥ || 71 ||

'As in the midst of a sudden catastrophe arising from the flame of (fire), the enemy of cold, a bird, to deliver its body, betakes itself to the enemy of fire (water),—so do thou, when occasion calls, betake thyself, to deliver thy mind, to those who will destroy the enemies of thy home.'
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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 (11.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ketu, Udbhava, Samplava, Tara, Tari, Yatha, Dvija, Yat, Yati, Vimoksha, Tanu, Himarishatru, Kshaya, Shatrughatin, Tatha, Mocayat, Mana, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.71). 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: “himāriketūdbhavasamplavāntare yathā dvijo yāti vimokṣayaṃstanum ”
himāri -
himāri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
ketū -
ketu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
udbhava -
udbhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
samplavān -
samplava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

samplavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tare -
tara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tarā (noun, feminine)

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

tari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dvijo* -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vimokṣa -
vimokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yaṃs -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
tanum -
tanu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “himāriśatruṃ kṣayaśatrughātinastathāntare yāhi vimocayanmanaḥ ”
himāriśatrum -
himāriśatru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kṣaya -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣan]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śatrughātinas -
śatrughātin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
tathān -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tare -
tara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tarā (noun, feminine)

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

tari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
yāhi -
√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second 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]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mocayan -
√muc -> mocayat (participle, masculine)

[compound from √muc]

√muc -> mocayat (participle, masculine)

[compound from √muc]

√muc -> mocayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc], [vocative single from √muc]

√muc -> mocayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muc], [vocative single from √muc], [accusative single from √muc]

√muc -> mocayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc], [vocative single from √muc]

√muc -> mocayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muc], [vocative single from √muc], [accusative single from √muc]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]