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 1.92

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पुरमथ पुरतः प्रवेश्य पत्नीं स्थविरजनानुगतामपत्यनाथाम् ।
नृपतिरपि जगाम पौरसङ्घैर्दिवममरैर्मघवानिवार्च्यमानः ॥ ९२ ॥

puramatha purataḥ praveśya patnīṃ sthavirajanānugatāmapatyanāthām |
nṛpatirapi jagāma paurasaṅghairdivamamarairmaghavānivārcyamānaḥ || 92 ||

Having made his wife with her child enter first into the city, accompanied by the aged attendants, the king himself also advanced, saluted by the hosts of the citizens, as Indra entering heaven, saluted by the immortals.
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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 (1.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pur, Pura, Atha, Puratah, Purat, Praveshya, Patni, Sthavira, Jana, Uksh, Patyat, Nripati, Api, Paura, Sangha, Div, Diva, Amara, Maghavan, Arcyamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “puramatha purataḥ praveśya patnīṃ sthavirajanānugatāmapatyanāthām ”
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
purataḥ -
purataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
praveśya -
praveśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praveśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patnīm -
patnī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sthavira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janān -
jana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
atāma -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
patyan -
√pat -> patyat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pat class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 4 verb]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hām -
hā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “nṛpatirapi jagāma paurasaṅghairdivamamarairmaghavānivārcyamānaḥ ”
nṛpatir -
nṛpati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

paura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅghair -
saṅgha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

saṅgha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
divam -
diva (noun, neuter)

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

divan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

divā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

div (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
amarair -
amara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
maghavāni -
maghavan (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
arcyamānaḥ -
√ṛc -> arcyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ṛc]

√ṛc -> arcyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ṛc]