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 4.24

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इत्युदायिवचः श्रुत्वा ता विद्धा इव योषितः ।
समारुरुहुरात्मानं कुमारग्रहणं प्रति ॥ २४ ॥

ityudāyivacaḥ śrutvā tā viddhā iva yoṣitaḥ |
samāruruhurātmānaṃ kumāragrahaṇaṃ prati || 24 ||

Having heard these words of Udayin these women as stung to the heart rose even above themselves for the conquest of the prince.
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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 (4.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Vaca, Vacas, Tas, Viddha, Iva, Yoshit, Sama, Atman, Kumara, Grahana, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.24). 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: “ityudāyivacaḥ śrutvā tā viddhā iva yoṣitaḥ ”
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
udāyi -
udāyin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
viddhā* -
viddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]

√vyadh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yoṣitaḥ -
yoṣit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “samāruruhurātmānaṃ kumāragrahaṇaṃ prati ”
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ruruhur -
√ruh (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kumāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grahaṇam -
grahaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

grahaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

grahaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]