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 12.106

अथ गोपाधिपसुता दैवतैरभिचोदिता ।
उद्भूतहृदयानन्दा तत्र नन्दबलागमत् ॥ १०६ ॥

atha gopādhipasutā daivatairabhicoditā |
udbhūtahṛdayānandā tatra nandabalāgamat || 106 ||

Now at that time Nandabala, the daughter of the leader of the herdsmen, impelled by the gods, with a sudden joy risen in her heart, had just come near,

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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 (12.106). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Gopa, Adhipa, Suta, Daivata, Abhi, Coditri, Codita, Udbhuta, Tatra, Nandabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.106). 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: “atha gopādhipasutā daivatairabhicoditā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gopā -
  • gopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gopā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gopā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • adhipa -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutā* -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • daivatair -
  • daivata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daivata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • coditā -
  • coditṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    coditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    cud -> coditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √cud]
  • Line 2: “udbhūtahṛdayānandā tatra nandabalāgamat
  • udbhūta -
  • udbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayānandā -
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nandabalā -
  • nandabalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agamat -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Buddha-carita Verse 12.106

Cover of edition (2003)

The Buddha-Carita By Asvaghosa or Acts of Buddha
by E. B. Cowell (2003)

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Cover of edition (2011)

Buddha Carita of Asvaghosa
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2011)

Sanskrit text, English translation, Index of Verse and Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2016)

Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha
by E. H. Johnston (2016)

Sanskrit text with English Translation

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