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 5.70

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ह्रियमेव च संनतिं च हित्वा शयिता मत्प्रमुखे यथा युवत्यः ।
विवृते च यथा स्वयं कपाटे नियतं यातुमनामयाय कालः ॥ ७० ॥

hriyameva ca saṃnatiṃ ca hitvā śayitā matpramukhe yathā yuvatyaḥ |
vivṛte ca yathā svayaṃ kapāṭe niyataṃ yātumanāmayāya kālaḥ || 70 ||

'Since abandoning all shame and modesty these women lay before me as they did, and the two doors opened of their own accord, verily the time is come to depart for my true health.'
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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 (5.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hri, Eva, Samnati, Hitva, Hitvan, Shayita, Asmad, Pramukhe, Pramukha, Yatha, Yuvati, Yuvatya, Vivrita, Vivriti, Svayam, Kapata, Niyata, Yatumat, Amaya, Kala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.70). 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: “hriyameva ca saṃnatiṃ ca hitvā śayitā matpramukhe yathā yuvatyaḥ ”
hriyam -
hrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃnatim -
saṃnati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

saṃnati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hitvā -
hitvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √hi]

hitvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śayitā* -
śayita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śayitā (noun, feminine)

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

√śī -> śayita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śī class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 2 verb]

√śī -> śayitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śī class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śī class 2 verb]
mat -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
pramukhe -
pramukhe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pramukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pramukha (noun, neuter)

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

pramukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yuvatyaḥ -
yuvatī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb]

yuvatya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vivṛte ca yathā svayaṃ kapāṭe niyataṃ yātumanāmayāya kālaḥ ”
vivṛte -
vivṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vivṛta (noun, neuter)

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

vivṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

vivṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kapāṭe -
kapāṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kapāṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
niyatam -
niyata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niyata (noun, neuter)

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

niyatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yātuman -
yātumat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
āmayāya -
āmaya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

āmaya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
kālaḥ -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]