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 5.73

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प्रततत्रिकपुच्छमूलपार्ष्णिं निभृतं ह्रस्वतनूजपृष्ठकर्णम् ।
विनतोन्नतपृष्ठकुक्षिपार्श्वं विपुलप्रोथललाटकठ्युरस्कम् ॥ ७३ ॥

pratatatrikapucchamūlapārṣṇiṃ nibhṛtaṃ hrasvatanūjapṛṣṭhakarṇam |
vinatonnatapṛṣṭhakukṣipārśvaṃ vipulaprothalalāṭakaṭhyuraskam || 73 ||

With a long chine, and root of the tail and heel,—gentle, with short hair, back, and ears,—with his back, belly, and sides depressed and elevated, with broad nostrils, forehead, hips, and breast.
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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 (5.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratata, Trika, Pucchamula, Parshni, Nibhritam, Nibhrita, Hrasva, Tanuja, Prishthaka, Rina, Vinata, Unnata, Prishtha, Kukshi, Parshva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 5.73). 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: “pratatatrikapucchamūlapārṣṇiṃ nibhṛtaṃ hrasvatanūjapṛṣṭhakarṇam ”
pratata -
pratata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratata (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

trika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pucchamūla -
pucchamūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pārṣṇim -
pārṣṇi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nibhṛtam -
nibhṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nibhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nibhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

nibhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hrasva -
hrasva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hrasva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tanūja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣṭhakar -
pṛṣṭhaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṛṇam -
ṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ṛṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vinatonnatapṛṣṭhakukṣipārśvaṃ vipulaprothalalāṭakaṭhyuraskam ”
vinato -
vinata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vinata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vinatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

unnata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣṭha -
pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kukṣi -
kukṣi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kukṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kukṣī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pārśvam -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

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

pārśvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse vipulaprothalalāṭakaṭhyuraskam