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 12.117

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ततः स पर्यङ्कमकम्प्यमुत्तमं बबन्ध सुप्तोरगभोगपिण्डितम् ।
भिनद्मि तावद्भुवि नैतदासनं न यामि तावत्कृतकृत्यतामिति ॥ ११७ ॥

tataḥ sa paryaṅkamakampyamuttamaṃ babandha suptoragabhogapiṇḍitam |
bhinadmi tāvadbhuvi naitadāsanaṃ na yāmi tāvatkṛtakṛtyatāmiti || 117 ||

Then he sat down on his hams in a posture, immovably firm and with his limbs gathered into a mass like a sleeping serpent's hood, exclaiming, 'I will not rise from this position on the earth until I have obtained my utmost aim.'
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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 (12.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Paryanka, Akampya, Uttamam, Uttama, Supta, Uraga, Bhoga, Pindita, Tavat, Bhu, Nri, Etad, Etada, Asana, Yami, Yamin, Kritakrityata, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.117). 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: “tataḥ sa paryaṅkamakampyamuttamaṃ babandha suptoragabhogapiṇḍitam ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paryaṅkam -
paryaṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paryaṅkā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
akampyam -
akampya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akampya (noun, neuter)

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

akampyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
babandha -
√bandh (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√bandh (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√bandh (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
supto -
supta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

supta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

suptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]

√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]

√svap -> suptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb]
uraga -
uraga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
piṇḍitam -
piṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

piṇḍita (noun, neuter)

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

piṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√piṇḍ -> piṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √piṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √piṇḍ class 10 verb]

√piṇḍ -> piṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √piṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √piṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √piṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √piṇḍ class 10 verb]
Line 2: “bhinadmi tāvadbhuvi naitadāsanaṃ na yāmi tāvatkṛtakṛtyatāmiti ”
bhinadmi -
√bhid (verb class 7)

[present active first single]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
etadā -
etad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

etadā (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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāmi -
yāmī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yāmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāmin (noun, neuter)

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

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
tāvat -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtakṛtyatām -
kṛtakṛtyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]