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 13.33

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उपप्लुतं धर्मविदस्तु तस्य दृष्ट्वा स्थितं मारबलं महार्षिः ।
न चुक्षुभे नापि ययौ विकारं मध्ये गवां सिंह इवोपविष्टः ॥ ३३ ॥

upaplutaṃ dharmavidastu tasya dṛṣṭvā sthitaṃ mārabalaṃ mahārṣiḥ |
na cukṣubhe nāpi yayau vikāraṃ madhye gavāṃ siṃha ivopaviṣṭaḥ || 33 ||

But the great sage having beheld that army of Mara thus engaged in an attack on the knower of the Law, remained untroubled and suffered no perturbation, like a lion seated in the midst of oxen.
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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 (13.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upapluta, Dharmavid, Tad, Sthita, Mara, Bala, Maharshi, Nri, Api, Yayi, Yayu, Vikara, Madhye, Madhya, Gava, Simha, Iva, Upavishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 13.33). 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: “upaplutaṃ dharmavidastu tasya dṛṣṭvā sthitaṃ mārabalaṃ mahārṣiḥ ”
upaplutam -
upapluta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upapluta (noun, neuter)

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

upaplutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharmavidas -
dharmavid (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dharmavid (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
māra -
māra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mahārṣiḥ -
mahārṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mahārṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na cukṣubhe nāpi yayau vikāraṃ madhye gavāṃ siṃha ivopaviṣṭaḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cukṣubhe -
nā -
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]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
yayau -
yayi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
vikāram -
vikāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vikārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
gavām -
go (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
siṃha* -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
upaviṣṭaḥ -
upaviṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]