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 3.41

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स्थूलोदरः श्वासचलच्छरीरः स्रस्तांसबाहुः कृशपाण्दुगात्रः ।
अम्बेति वाचं करुणं ब्रुवाणः परं समाश्लिष्य नरः क एषः ॥ ४१ ॥

sthūlodaraḥ śvāsacalaccharīraḥ srastāṃsabāhuḥ kṛśapāṇdugātraḥ |
ambeti vācaṃ karuṇaṃ bruvāṇaḥ paraṃ samāśliṣya naraḥ ka eṣaḥ || 41 ||

'Yonder man with a swollen belly, his whole frame shaking as he pants, his arms and shoulders hanging loose, his body all pale and thin, uttering plaintively the word "mother," when he embraces a stranger,—who, pray, is this?'
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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 (3.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthulodara, Shvasa, Cala, Ccha, Rira, Srastamsabahu, Amba, Ambi, Iti, Vac, Vaca, Karunam, Karuna, Bruvana, Param, Para, Sama, Nara, Nri, Kah, Esha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 3.41). 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: “sthūlodaraḥ śvāsacalaccharīraḥ srastāṃsabāhuḥ kṛśapāṇdugātraḥ ”
sthūlodaraḥ -
sthūlodara (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cal (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rīraḥ -
rīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
srastāṃsabāhuḥ -
srastāṃsabāhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

srastāṃsabāhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse kṛśapāṇdugātraḥ
Line 2: “ambeti vācaṃ karuṇaṃ bruvāṇaḥ paraṃ samāśliṣya naraḥ ka eṣaḥ ”
ambe -
amba (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

amba (noun, neuter)

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

ambā (noun, feminine)

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

ambi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√amb (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vācam -
vācā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
karuṇam -
karuṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

karuṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karuṇa (noun, neuter)

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

karuṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bruvāṇaḥ -
bruvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śliṣya -
√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śliṣ]

√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śliṣ]

√śliṣ (verb class 4)

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

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ka* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣaḥ -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]