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 9.10

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तावर्चयामासतुरर्हतस्तं दिवीव शुक्राङ्गिरसौ महेन्द्रम् ।
प्रत्यर्चयामास स चार्हतस्तौ दिवीव शुक्राङ्गिरसौ महेन्द्रः ॥ १० ॥

tāvarcayāmāsaturarhatastaṃ divīva śukrāṅgirasau mahendram |
pratyarcayāmāsa sa cārhatastau divīva śukrāṅgirasau mahendraḥ || 10 ||

They paid him honour as was fitting, as Shukra and Angiras honoured Indra in heaven; and he in return paid due honour to them, as Indra in heaven to Shukra and Angiras.
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 (9.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arhat, Arhata, Div, Divi, Iva, Shukra, Angiras, Angirasa, Mahendra, Prati, Rica, Yama, Yaman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 9.10). 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: “tāvarcayāmāsaturarhatastaṃ divīva śukrāṅgirasau mahendram ”
tāva -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
arcayāmā -
√ṛc (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]

√ṛc (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]
āsatur -
√as (verb class 2)

[perfect active third dual]

√as (verb class 4)

[perfect active third dual]
arhatas -
arhat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

arhat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

arhata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√arh (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
divī -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

divī (noun, feminine)

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

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śukrā -
śukra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śukra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śukrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅgirasau -
aṅgiras (noun, masculine)

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

aṅgirasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mahendram -
mahendra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahendrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “pratyarcayāmāsa sa cārhatastau divīva śukrāṅgirasau mahendraḥ ”
pratyar -
pratī (noun, masculine)

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

pratī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

pratyā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ṛca -
ṛca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ṛc (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
yāmā -
yāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāman (noun, neuter)

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

yāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arhatas -
arhat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

arhat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

arhata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√arh (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
tau -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
divī -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

divī (noun, feminine)

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

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śukrā -
śukra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śukra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śukrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅgirasau -
aṅgiras (noun, masculine)

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

aṅgirasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mahendraḥ -
mahendra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]