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 8.6

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सपुण्डरीकैरपि शोभितं जलैरलङ्कृतं पुष्पधरैर्नगैरपि ।
तदेव तस्योपवनं वनोपमं गतप्रहर्षैर्न रराज नागरैः ॥ ६ ॥

sapuṇḍarīkairapi śobhitaṃ jalairalaṅkṛtaṃ puṣpadharairnagairapi |
tadeva tasyopavanaṃ vanopamaṃ gatapraharṣairna rarāja nāgaraiḥ || 6 ||

Bright as it was with lotus-covered waters, adorned also with trees full of flowers, that garden of his, which was now like a forest, was no longer gay with citizens who had lost all their gladness.
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 (8.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pundarika, Api, Shobhita, Jala, Alankrita, Pushpadha, Naga, Tada, Iva, Tad, Upavanam, Upavana, Vanopama, Gata, Praharsha, Nagara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 8.6). 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: “sapuṇḍarīkairapi śobhitaṃ jalairalaṅkṛtaṃ puṣpadharairnagairapi ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puṇḍarīkair -
puṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

puṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śobhitam -
śobhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śobhita (noun, neuter)

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

śobhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √śubh]

√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √śubh]

√śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √śubh]

√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh]

√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √śubh], [accusative single from √śubh]
jalair -
jala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

jala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
alaṅkṛtam -
alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)

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

alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
puṣpadha -
puṣpadha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rair -
ra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nagair -
naga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “tadeva tasyopavanaṃ vanopamaṃ gatapraharṣairna rarāja nāgaraiḥ ”
tade -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

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

tadā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tasyo -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
upavanam -
upavanam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upavana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vanopamam -
vanopama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vanopama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gata -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
praharṣair -
praharṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rarāja -
√rāj (verb class 1)

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

√raj (verb class 1)

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

√raj (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
nāgaraiḥ -
nāgara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]