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 6.67

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विलोक्य भूयश्च रुरोद सस्वरं हयं भुजाभ्यामुपगुह्य कन्थकम् ।
ततो निराशो विलपन्मुहुर्मुहुर्ययौ शरीरेण पुरं न चेतसा ॥ ६७ ॥

vilokya bhūyaśca ruroda sasvaraṃ hayaṃ bhujābhyāmupaguhya kanthakam |
tato nirāśo vilapanmuhurmuhuryayau śarīreṇa puraṃ na cetasā || 67 ||

Having looked again he wept aloud, and embraced the horse Kanthaka with his arms; and then, hopeless and repeatedly lamenting, he went in body to the city, not in soul.
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vilokya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Sasvara, Haya, Bhuja, Upaguhya, Kanthaka, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nirasha, Vilapat, Muhur, Yayi, Yayu, Sharira, Pur, Pura, Cetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.67). 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: “vilokya bhūyaśca ruroda sasvaraṃ hayaṃ bhujābhyāmupaguhya kanthakam ”
vilokya -
vilokya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vilokya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūyaś -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ruroda -
√rud (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
sasvaram -
sasvara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sasvara (noun, neuter)

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

sasvarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hayam -
haya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhujābhyām -
bhuja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

bhujā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
upaguhya -
upaguhya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kanthakam -
kanthaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kanthakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tato nirāśo vilapanmuhurmuhuryayau śarīreṇa puraṃ na cetasā ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
nirāśo* -
nirāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vilapan -
vilapat (noun, masculine)

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

vilapat (noun, feminine)

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

vilapat (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

muhur (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
muhur -
muhur (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

muhur (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yayau -
yayi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
śarīreṇa -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cetasā -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]