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 4.62

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इति ध्यानपरं दृष्ट्वा विषयेभ्यो गतस्पृहम् ।
उदायी नीतिशास्त्रज्ञस्तमुवाच सुहृत्तया ॥ ६२ ॥

iti dhyānaparaṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣayebhyo gataspṛham |
udāyī nītiśāstrajñastamuvāca suhṛttayā || 62 ||

Seeing him thus absorbed in contemplation, with his desires estranged from all worldly objects, Udayin, well skilled in the rules of policy, with kindly feelings addressed him:
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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 (4.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Dhyanapara, Vishaya, Gataspriha, Udayin, Nitishastra, Jna, Suhritta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 4.62). 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: “iti dhyānaparaṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣayebhyo gataspṛham ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dhyānaparam -
dhyānapara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhyānapara (noun, neuter)

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

dhyānaparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
viṣayebhyo* -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
gataspṛham -
gataspṛha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gataspṛha (noun, neuter)

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

gataspṛhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “udāyī nītiśāstrajñastamuvāca suhṛttayā ”
udāyī -
udāyin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
jñas -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
suhṛttayā -
suhṛttā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]