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 13.8

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अथ प्रशान्तं मुनिमासनस्थं पारं तितीर्षुं भवसागरस्य ।
विषज्य सव्यं करमायुधाग्रे क्रीडञ्शरेणेदमुवाच मारः ॥ ८ ॥

atha praśāntaṃ munimāsanasthaṃ pāraṃ titīrṣuṃ bhavasāgarasya |
viṣajya savyaṃ karamāyudhāgre krīḍañśareṇedamuvāca māraḥ || 8 ||

Having fixed his left hand on the end of the barb and playing with the arrow, Mara thus addressed the calm seer as he sat on his seat, preparing to cross to the further side of the ocean of existence:
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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 (13.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Prashanta, Muni, Asanastha, Para, Titirshu, Bhavasagara, Visha, Jya, Savya, Karama, Ayudha, Agre, Agra, Agri, Kridat, Shara, Idam, Mara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 13.8). 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 praśāntaṃ munimāsanasthaṃ pāraṃ titīrṣuṃ bhavasāgarasya ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
praśāntam -
praśānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praśānta (noun, neuter)

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

praśāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
munim -
muni (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
āsanastham -
āsanastha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āsanastha (noun, neuter)

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

āsanasthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāram -
pāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāra (noun, neuter)

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

pārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
titīrṣum -
titīrṣu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

titīrṣu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhavasāgarasya -
bhavasāgara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
Line 2: “viṣajya savyaṃ karamāyudhāgre krīḍañśareṇedamuvāca māraḥ ”
viṣa -
viṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
savyam -
savya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

savya (noun, neuter)

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

savyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√su -> savya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> savya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> savya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> savya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> savya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> savya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> savya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> savya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]
karamā -
karama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ayudhā -
ayudha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agre -
agre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

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

agrā (noun, feminine)

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

agri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
krīḍañś -
krīḍat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
śareṇe -
śara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
māraḥ -
māra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]