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 2.4

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नानाङ्कचिह्नैर्नवहेमभाण्डैरभूषितैर्लम्बसटैस्तथान्यैः ।
सञ्चुक्षुभे चास्य पुरं तुरङ्गैर्बलेन मैत्र्या च धनेन चाप्तैः ॥ ४ ॥

nānāṅkacihnairnavahemabhāṇḍairabhūṣitairlambasaṭaistathānyaiḥ |
sañcukṣubhe cāsya puraṃ turaṅgairbalena maitryā ca dhanena cāptaiḥ || 4 ||

His city was all astir with the crowds of horses, some adorned with various marks and decked with new golden trappings, others unadorned and with long flowing manes,—suitable alike in strength, gentleness, and costly ornaments.
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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 (2.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nana, Anka, Cihna, Nava, Navan, Hemabha, Abhushita, Lambasata, Tatha, Kshubh, Kshubha, Idam, Pur, Pura, Turanga, Bala, Maitri, Dhana, Apta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 2.4). 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: “nānāṅkacihnairnavahemabhāṇḍairabhūṣitairlambasaṭaistathānyaiḥ ”
nānā -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅk (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cihnair -
cihna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nava -
nava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

navan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

navan (noun, neuter)

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

√nu (verb class 1)

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

[accusative plural]
ḍair -
ḍa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
abhūṣitair -
abhūṣita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

abhūṣita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
lambasaṭais -
lambasaṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

lambasaṭa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tathānyai -
tatha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
aiḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “sañcukṣubhe cāsya puraṃ turaṅgairbalena maitryā ca dhanena cāptaiḥ ”
sañcu -
sañcu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
kṣubhe -
kṣubh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

kṣubhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
turaṅgair -
turaṅga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
balena -
bala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
maitryā -
maitrī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhanena -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aptaiḥ -
apta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

apta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]