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 10.40

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सुवर्णकेयूरविदष्टबाहवो मणिप्रदीपोज्ज्वलचित्रमौलयः ।
नृपर्षयस्तां हि गतिं गता मखैः श्रमेण यामेव महार्षयो ययुः ॥ ४० ॥

suvarṇakeyūravidaṣṭabāhavo maṇipradīpojjvalacitramaulayaḥ |
nṛparṣayastāṃ hi gatiṃ gatā makhaiḥ śrameṇa yāmeva mahārṣayo yayuḥ || 40 ||

'With their arms pressed by golden bracelets, and their variegated diadems resplendent with the light of gems, royal sages have reached the same goal by sacrifices which great sages reached by self-mortification.'
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 (10.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suvarnaka, Ravin, Dashta, Bahava, Bahu, Manipradipa, Ujjvala, Citram, Citra, Auli, Nriparshi, Gati, Gata, Makha, Shrama, Yama, Yaman, Yami, Iva, Maharshi, Yayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 10.40). 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: “suvarṇakeyūravidaṣṭabāhavo maṇipradīpojjvalacitramaulayaḥ ”
suvarṇake -
suvarṇaka (noun, masculine)

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

suvarṇaka (noun, neuter)

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

suvarṇakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyūr -
√i (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
ravi -
ravi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ravin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ravin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

daṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bāhavo* -
bāhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bāhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
maṇipradīpo -
maṇipradīpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ujjvala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
citram -
citram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

citra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

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

citrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aulayaḥ -
auli (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

auli (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “nṛparṣayastāṃ hi gatiṃ gatā makhaiḥ śrameṇa yāmeva mahārṣayo yayuḥ ”
nṛparṣayas -
nṛparṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
gatim -
gati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gatā* -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
makhaiḥ -
makha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

makha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śrameṇa -
śrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yāme -
yāma (noun, masculine)

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

yāman (noun, neuter)

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

yāma (noun, neuter)

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

yāmā (noun, feminine)

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

yāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahārṣayo* -
mahārṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahārṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yayuḥ -
yayu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]