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 3.28

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क एष भोः सूत नरो ऽभ्युपेतः केशैः सितैर्यष्टिविषक्तहस्तः ।
भ्रूसंवृताक्षः शिथिलानताङ्गः किं विक्रियैषा प्रकृतिर्यदृच्छा ॥ २८ ॥

ka eṣa bhoḥ sūta naro 'bhyupetaḥ keśaiḥ sitairyaṣṭiviṣaktahastaḥ |
bhrūsaṃvṛtākṣaḥ śithilānatāṅgaḥ kiṃ vikriyaiṣā prakṛtiryadṛcchā || 28 ||

'Who is this man that has come here, O charioteer, with white hair and his hand resting on a staff, his eyes hidden beneath his brows, his limbs bent down and hanging loose,—is this a change produced in him or his natural state or an accident?'
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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 (3.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Esha, Bha, Bhu, Suta, Nara, Nri, Abhyupeta, Kesha, Sita, Yashti, Vishakta, Hasta, Samvrit, Samvrita, Aksha, Shithila, Angas, Anga, Kim, Vikriya, Prakriti, Yadriccha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.28). 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: “ka eṣa bhoḥ sūta naro 'bhyupetaḥ keśaiḥ sitairyaṣṭiviṣaktahastaḥ ”
ka* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

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

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sūta -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]
naro' -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
abhyupetaḥ -
abhyupeta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
keśaiḥ -
keśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

keśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sitair -
sita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √si class 9 verb]
yaṣṭi -
yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yaṣṭi (noun, neuter)

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

yaṣṭī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
viṣakta -
viṣakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hastaḥ -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhrūsaṃvṛtākṣaḥ śithilānatāṅgaḥ kiṃ vikriyaiṣā prakṛtiryadṛcchā ”
bhrū -
bhrū (noun, feminine)

[compound]
saṃvṛtā -
saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akṣaḥ -
akṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣar (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
śithilān -
śithila (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aṅgaḥ -
aṅgas (noun, neuter)

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

aṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vikriyai -
vikriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣā -
prakṛtir -
prakṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yadṛcchā -
yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]