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 1.76

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प्रज्ञाम्बुवेगां स्थिरशीलवप्रां समाधिशीतां व्रतचक्रवाकाम् ।
अस्योत्तमां धर्मनदीं प्रवृत्तां तृष्णार्दितः पास्यति जीवलोकः ॥ ७६ ॥

prajñāmbuvegāṃ sthiraśīlavaprāṃ samādhiśītāṃ vratacakravākām |
asyottamāṃ dharmanadīṃ pravṛttāṃ tṛṣṇārditaḥ pāsyati jīvalokaḥ || 76 ||

'The thirsty world of living beings will drink the flowing stream of his Law, bursting forth with the water of wisdom, enclosed by the banks of strong moral rules, delightfully cool with contemplation, and filled with religious vows as with ruddy geese.
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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 (1.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prajna, Ambuvega, Sthira, Shila, Vapra, Samadha, Samadhin, Shita, Vrata, Cakravaka, Asi, Idam, Uttama, Dharman, Pravritta, Trishna, Ardita, Pasyat, Jivaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.76). 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: “prajñāmbuvegāṃ sthiraśīlavaprāṃ samādhiśītāṃ vratacakravākām ”
prajñā -
prajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ambuvegā -
ambuvega (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sthira -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthira (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śīl (verb class 1)

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

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

[compound], [adverb]

samādhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samādhin (noun, neuter)

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

samādhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śītām -
śītā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
vrata -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakravākā -
cakravāka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “asyottamāṃ dharmanadīṃ pravṛttāṃ tṛṣṇārditaḥ pāsyati jīvalokaḥ ”
asyo -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

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

[accusative single]
dharman -
dharman (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
adī -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pravṛttām -
pravṛttā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arditaḥ -
ardita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pāsyati -
√pā -> pāsyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pā class 1 verb], [locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pā class 1 verb], [locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāsyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāsyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā (verb class 1)

[future active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[future active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[future active third single]

√pā (verb class 3)

[future active third single]
jīvalokaḥ -
jīvaloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]