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 5.6

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कृषतः पुरुषांश्च वीक्षमाणः पवनार्कांशुरजोविभिन्नवर्णान् ।
वहनक्लमविक्लवांश्च धुर्यान् परमार्यः परमां कृपां चकार ॥ ६ ॥

kṛṣataḥ puruṣāṃśca vīkṣamāṇaḥ pavanārkāṃśurajovibhinnavarṇān |
vahanaklamaviklavāṃśca dhuryān paramāryaḥ paramāṃ kṛpāṃ cakāra || 6 ||

And beholding the men as they were ploughing, their complexions spoiled by the dust, the sun's rays, and the wind, and their cattle bewildered with the burden of drawing, the most noble one felt extreme compassion.
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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 (5.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishat, Purusha, Viksha, Pavana, Arka, Shura, Vibhinna, Varna, Vahana, Klama, Viklava, Dhurya, Paramarya, Parama, Krip, Kripa, Cakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “kṛṣataḥ puruṣāṃśca vīkṣamāṇaḥ pavanārkāṃśurajovibhinnavarṇān ”
kṛṣataḥ -
√kṛṣ -> kṛṣat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]

√kṛṣ -> kṛṣat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]

√kṛṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
puruṣāṃś -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīkṣam -
vīkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vīkṣa (noun, neuter)

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

vīkṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āṇaḥ -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
pavanā -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārkāṃ -
ārkā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
jo -
ja (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vibhinna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇān -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “vahanaklamaviklavāṃśca dhuryān paramāryaḥ paramāṃ kṛpāṃ cakāra ”
vahana -
vahana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vahana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√klam (verb class 1)

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

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhuryān -
dhurya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
paramāryaḥ -
paramārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paramām -
paramā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kṛpām -
kṛp (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

kṛpā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

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

√kṛ (verb class 2)

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

√kṛ (verb class 5)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

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

√kṛ (verb class 3)

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

√kṛ (verb class 6)

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

√kṝ (verb class 5)

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

√kṝ (verb class 9)

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