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 2.28

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किञ्चिन्मनःक्षोभकरं प्रतीपं कथञ्च पश्येदिति सो ऽनुचिन्त्य ।
वासं नृपो ह्यादिशति स्म तस्मै हर्म्योदरेष्वेव न भूप्रचारम् ॥ २८ ॥

kiñcinmanaḥkṣobhakaraṃ pratīpaṃ kathañca paśyediti so 'nucintya |
vāsaṃ nṛpo hyādiśati sma tasmai harmyodareṣveva na bhūpracāram || 28 ||

'He might perchance see some inauspicious sight which could disturb his mind,'—thus reflecting the king had a dwelling prepared for him apart from the busy press in the recesses of the palace.
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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 (2.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kincid, Kincit, Manahkshobhakara, Pratipam, Pratipa, Katham, Katha, Pashya, Sah, Anu, Cintya, Vasa, Nripa, Adi, Adin, Shati, Shatin, Sma, Tad, Harmya, Udara, Eva, Bhu, Pracara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 2.28). 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: “kiñcinmanaḥkṣobhakaraṃ pratīpaṃ kathañca paśyediti so 'nucintya ”
kiñcin -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
manaḥkṣobhakaram -
manaḥkṣobhakara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

manaḥkṣobhakara (noun, neuter)

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

manaḥkṣobhakarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratīpam -
pratīpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pratīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratīpa (noun, neuter)

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

pratīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kathañ -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśye -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś (verb class 10)

[present passive first single]
diti -
diti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

diti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
cintya -
cintya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cintya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cint -> cintya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cint]

√cint -> cintya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cint]
Line 2: “vāsaṃ nṛpo hyādiśati sma tasmai harmyodareṣveva na bhūpracāram ”
vāsam -
vāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nṛpo* -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ādi -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādi (noun, neuter)

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

ādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śati -
śatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śatin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
tasmai -
tad (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
harmyo -
harmya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

harmya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

harmyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udareṣve -
udara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[compound]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pracāram -
pracāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]