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 11.14

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भुक्त्वापि राज्यं दिवि देवतानां शतक्रतौ वृत्रभयात्प्रनष्टे ।
दर्पान्महार्षीनपि वाहयित्वा कामेष्वतृप्तो नहुषः पपात ॥ १४ ॥

bhuktvāpi rājyaṃ divi devatānāṃ śatakratau vṛtrabhayātpranaṣṭe |
darpānmahārṣīnapi vāhayitvā kāmeṣvatṛpto nahuṣaḥ papāta || 14 ||

'Though he had enjoyed the kingdom of the gods in heaven, when Indra had concealed himself through fear of Vritra, and though in his pride he had made the great Rishis bear his litter'. Nahusha fell, unsatisfied with pleasures.
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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 (11.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuktva, Api, Rajya, Div, Divi, Devata, Shatakratu, Vritra, Bhayat, Bhaya, Pranashta, Darpa, Maharshi, Kama, Atripta, Nahusha, Nahus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 11.14). 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: “bhuktvāpi rājyaṃ divi devatānāṃ śatakratau vṛtrabhayātpranaṣṭe ”
bhuktvā -
bhuktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

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

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
divi -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

divī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
devatānām -
devatā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

devata (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

devata (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
śatakratau -
śatakratu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śatakratu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vṛtra -
vṛtra (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable]

bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pranaṣṭe -
pranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

pranaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “darpānmahārṣīnapi vāhayitvā kāmeṣvatṛpto nahuṣaḥ papāta ”
darpān -
darpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
mahārṣīn -
mahārṣi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vāhayitvā -
√vah -> vāhayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vah]
kāmeṣva -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
atṛpto* -
atṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nahuṣaḥ -
nahuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nahus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
papāta -
√pā (verb class 3)

[imperative active second plural]

√pat (verb class 1)

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

√pat (verb class 4)

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