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 13.18

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सस्मार मारश्च ततः स्वसैन्यं विध्वंसनं शाक्यमुनेश्चिकीर्षन् ।
नानाश्रयाश्चानुचराः परीयुः शरद्रुमप्रासगदासिहस्ताः ॥ १८ ॥

sasmāra māraśca tataḥ svasainyaṃ vidhvaṃsanaṃ śākyamuneścikīrṣan |
nānāśrayāścānucarāḥ parīyuḥ śaradrumaprāsagadāsihastāḥ || 18 ||

Then Mara called to mind his own army, wishing to work the overthrow of the Shakya saint; and his followers swarmed round, wearing different forms and carrying arrows, trees, darts, clubs, and swords in their hands;
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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 (13.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mara, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Svasainya, Vidhvamsana, Shakyamuni, Cikirshat, Nanashraya, Anucara, Pari, Sharad, Ruma, Prasa, Gada, Asi, Hasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “sasmāra māraśca tataḥ svasainyaṃ vidhvaṃsanaṃ śākyamuneścikīrṣan ”
sasmāra -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]
svasainyam -
svasainya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidhvaṃsanam -
vidhvaṃsana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidhvaṃsana (noun, neuter)

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

vidhvaṃsanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śākyamuneś -
śākyamuni (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
cikīrṣan -
√kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ]
Line 2: “nānāśrayāścānucarāḥ parīyuḥ śaradrumaprāsagadāsihastāḥ ”
nānāśrayāś -
nānāśraya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nānāśrayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anucarāḥ -
anucara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anucarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
parī -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

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

pari (noun, feminine)

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

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
iyuḥ -
√i (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
śarad -
śarad (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ruma -
ruma (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
gadā -
gada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√gad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
hastāḥ -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]