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 12.46

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अयमादौ गृहान्मुक्त्वा भैक्षाकं लिङ्गमाश्रितः ।
समुदाचारविस्तीर्णं शीलमादाय वर्तते ॥ ४६ ॥

ayamādau gṛhānmuktvā bhaikṣākaṃ liṅgamāśritaḥ |
samudācāravistīrṇaṃ śīlamādāya vartate || 46 ||

'The devotee, in the beginning, having left his house, and assumed the signs of the mendicant, goes on, following a rule of conduct which extends to the whole life.
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 (12.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Adau, Ada, Adi, Griha, Muktva, Bhaikshaka, Linga, Ashrita, Samudacara, Vistirna, Shil, Shila, Adaya, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.46). 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: “ayamādau gṛhānmuktvā bhaikṣākaṃ liṅgamāśritaḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ādau -
ādau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āda (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
gṛhān -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural]
muktvā -
muktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√muc -> muktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √muc]

√muc -> muktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √muc]

√muj -> muktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √muj]
bhaikṣākam -
bhaikṣāka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
liṅgam -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

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

liṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āśritaḥ -
āśrita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “samudācāravistīrṇaṃ śīlamādāya vartate ”
samudācāra -
samudācāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samudācāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vistīrṇam -
vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vistīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

vistīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śīlam -
śīla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

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

śīlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śīl (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ādāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

āda (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

āda (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]