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 1.91

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द्विरदरदमयीमथो महार्हां सितसितपुष्पभृतां मणिप्रदीपाम् ।
अभजत शिविकां शिवाय देवी तनयवती प्रणिपत्य देवताभ्यः ॥ ९१ ॥

dviradaradamayīmatho mahārhāṃ sitasitapuṣpabhṛtāṃ maṇipradīpām |
abhajata śivikāṃ śivāya devī tanayavatī praṇipatya devatābhyaḥ || 91 ||

Then the queen with her babe having worshipped the gods for good fortune, occupied a costly palanquin made of elephants' tusks, filled with all kinds of white flowers, and blazing with gems.
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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 (1.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvirada, Rada, Ayi, Ayin, Maharha, Sita, Sitapushpa, Bhrit, Bhrita, Manipradipa, Shivika, Shiva, Devi, Devin, Tanaya, Vati, Prani, Patya, Devata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 1.91). 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: “dviradaradamayīmatho mahārhāṃ sitasitapuṣpabhṛtāṃ maṇipradīpām ”
dvirada -
dvirada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvirada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
radam -
rada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rada (noun, neuter)

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

radā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ayī -
ayi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayin (noun, masculine)

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

ayin (noun, neuter)

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

e (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
imatho -
mahārhām -
mahārhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
sitapuṣpa -
sitapuṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sitapuṣpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhṛtām -
bhṛt (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhṛt (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√bhṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
maṇipradīpā -
maṇipradīpa (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “abhajata śivikāṃ śivāya devī tanayavatī praṇipatya devatābhyaḥ ”
abhajata -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
śivikām -
śivikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śivāya -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tanaya -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tanaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
vatī -
vatī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

vati (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
praṇi -
praṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

praṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
patya -
patya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pat -> patya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pat]

√pat -> patya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pat]

√pat (verb class 4)

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

[dative plural], [ablative plural]