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 13.68

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एषा हि नाभिर्वसुधातलस्य कृत्स्नेन युक्ता परमेण धाम्ना ।
भूमेरतो ऽन्यो ऽस्ति हि न प्रदेशो वेशं समाधेर्विषयो हितस्य ॥ ६८ ॥

eṣā hi nābhirvasudhātalasya kṛtsnena yuktā parameṇa dhāmnā |
bhūmerato 'nyo 'sti hi na pradeśo veśaṃ samādherviṣayo hitasya || 68 ||

'This is the navel of the earth's surface, endued with all the highest glory; there is no other spot of the earth than this,—the home of contemplation, the realm of well-being.
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Nabhi, Vasudhatala, Kritsna, Yukta, Parama, Dhaman, Bhumi, Rata, Ani, Asti, Pradesha, Vesha, Samadhi, Vishaya, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 13.68). 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: “eṣā hi nābhirvasudhātalasya kṛtsnena yuktā parameṇa dhāmnā ”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nābhir -
nā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

nābhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vasudhātalasya -
vasudhātala (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kṛtsnena -
kṛtsna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛtsna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yuktā -
yuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
parameṇa -
parama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
dhāmnā -
dhāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dhāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “bhūmerato 'nyo 'sti hi na pradeśo veśaṃ samādherviṣayo hitasya ”
bhūmer -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
rato' -
rata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
anyo' -
anī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradeśo* -
pradeśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
veśam -
veśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
samādher -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
viṣayo* -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hitasya -
hita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

hita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √hi class 5 verb]