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 10.18

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चलस्य तस्योपरि शृङ्गभूतं शान्तेन्द्रियं पश्यति बोधिसत्त्वम् ।
पर्यङ्कमास्थाय विरोचमानं शशाङ्कमुद्यन्तमिवाभ्रकूटात् ॥ १८ ॥

calasya tasyopari śṛṅgabhūtaṃ śāntendriyaṃ paśyati bodhisattvam |
paryaṅkamāsthāya virocamānaṃ śaśāṅkamudyantamivābhrakūṭāt || 18 ||

There he beheld the Bodhisattva, resplendent as he sat on his hams, with subdued senses, as if the mountain were moving, and he himself were a peak thereof,—like the moon rising from the top of a cloud.
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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 (10.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cala, Tad, Upari, Shringa, Bhuta, Shanta, Shanti, Indriya, Pashyat, Bodhisattva, Paryanka, Asthaya, Virocamana, Shashanka, Udyat, Iva, Abhrakuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 10.18). 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: “calasya tasyopari śṛṅgabhūtaṃ śāntendriyaṃ paśyati bodhisattvam ”
calasya -
cala (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

cala (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
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]
upari -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śṛṅga -
śṛṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śṛṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūtam -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

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

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second dual]
śānte -
śānta (noun, masculine)

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

śānta (noun, neuter)

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

śāntā (noun, feminine)

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

śānti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
indriyam -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

indriya (noun, neuter)

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

indriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
bodhisattvam -
bodhisattva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “paryaṅkamāsthāya virocamānaṃ śaśāṅkamudyantamivābhrakūṭāt ”
paryaṅkam -
paryaṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paryaṅkā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āsthāya -
āsthāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
virocamānam -
virocamāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

virocamāna (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]
udyantam -
udyat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhrakūṭāt -
abhrakūṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]